What a pleasure it was to be challenged by Lilac 94! Their music is a challenge to play, and it challenges its audience as well to open their minds about harp music.
Christina Brier and Kathryn Sloat of the duo
Lilac 94 appear the Mountain Lake Journal segment "Spotlight."
They will perform music considered radical when it was composed the
1920s, music that still sounds unusual to many listeners in the 21st
century.
I spent the day with Christina and Kathryn in Saranac, New York,
interviewing them and recording a rehearsal. In the "Spotlight"
segment I produced, the musicians say they hope to release the
first complete recording of the harp piece Pentacle, by Carlos
Salzedo. They performed it live for the first time in Saranac this
year, as artists in residence of Hill and Hollow Music. "Spotlight," on Mountain Lake Journal, presents stories
about people who shine brightly in the arts. Watch for the segment at 8pm Friday on Mountain Lake PBS.
"Spotlight" is brought to
you, in part, by the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation,
dedicated to improving the quality of life for year-round residents of
the Adirondack park.
