concerto GROSSO
String orchestra (5, 4, 4, 3, 2), commissioned by A Far Cry, Boston’s self-conducted chamber orchestra, 20 minutes. First performance: 30 October 2009 at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA. Press Christopher Hossfeld’s odd yet compelling ‘concerto GROSSO’ for 18 strings, received its first performance. Each of its three movements refers to death; offsetting the gloom […]