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Bop (1999)
Born in Winnepeg, Canada, Randolph Peters is now in his fifth season as
composer-in-residence of the Winnepeg Symphony Orchestra, as well as his
ninth season as curator for the Centara Corporation New Music Festival.
Peters is also composer-in-residence with the Canadian Opera Company, which
has commissioned two works from Him: The Golden Ass, with a
libretto by the late Robertson Davies, and an upcoming opera about the
turn-of-the-century Canadian poet and entertainer Pauline Johnson, with a
libretto by Margaret Atwood.
Peters' orchestral works include Dreaming-tracks and Free
Fall, and a piano concerto titled The ADVENTURES of Piano
Woman®. His chamber works have been performed by the Kronos and
Penderecki String Quartets; in addition to music for television, radio,
dance and theater, he has composed over 50 film scores.
Bop was commissioned in 1999 by the Winnepeg Symphony Orchestra and was
introduced on January 14, 2000 in a performance at Manitoba Centennial
Concert Hall conducted by Bramwell Tovey. This performance marks the U.S.
premiere. Peters has contributed the following brief note:
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This Concerto is a movement from a larger work yet to be written. The idea for this movement is that everyone gets a solo, no matter how small. The style of the piece does have some relation to be-bop jazz, hence the title. "Playing bop is like playing Scrabble without the vowels." - Duke Ellington not recorded • Program notes by Lawrence Duckles  |
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