Rounds (2022) 15'
for piano and string orchestra
piano solo and string orchestra
Commissioned by Art of the Piano Foundation for pianist Awadagin Pratt; Co-Commissioned by Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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The Best Contemporary Classical on Bandcamp: August 2023
Published September 13, 2023
BandCamp
“The music is new, but it’s rooted in classical traditions, and it’s fascinating to hear compositional voices that routinely push forward, earnestly engaging in traditional approaches. On Jessie Montgomery’s stirring…
After 12 years, pianist Awadagin Pratt rediscovers his sweet spot
Published August 24, 2023
NPR
“Pratt handed each of his composers some lines from Eliot’s poem as a jumping-off point. Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, which opens the album, already has a life of its own — Pratt…
Review: BSO Opens New Season to a Full House
Published September 22, 2022
Boston Globe
“Inspired by patterns in nature, from fractals to the routes of migratory birds, “Rounds” takes the form of nesting Rondos interrupted by a big virtuoso cadenza. Perhaps also inspired by…