Dragon Concerto (in progress)
Dragon Concerto (in progress)
tuba and large orchestra
Commissioned by Micky Wroblewski of the Beijing Symphony
But it was Morehead’s “It Is Dangerous To Read Newspapers” that seemed most relevant. Set to a Margaret Atwood poem about the cruelties of war, it’s ferocious in anger and anguish while sinking into deep pessimism. Soprano (Barbara Ann) Martin neatly conveyed the ambivalence urged on by Philip Morehead’s vigorous pounding.
— Ted Shen