American composer Michael Torke has just finished writing a new piece of music to commemorate Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary. The four-movement piece will be performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra this August.On a visit this week to the Yaddo artists’ retreat in Saratoga Springs, Torke and Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard sat down at the piano for the second part of WAMC’s series tracking the birth of the work.
At The Piano With Composer Michael Torke
Lucas Willard
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WAMC
