Sky Curtains
Judith Lang Zaimont
About this work:
Sky Curtains: Borealis Australis (1984)
For flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello (22')
Publisher: Sounds Alive!
* Winner Georgia State University Centennial Competition
First Performance: North/South Consonance, November 1984
Other Performances: Georgia State University Contemporary Ensemble, University of Kansas Ensemble, American Chamber Ensemble
"Sky Curtains is full of kaleidoscopic color. Particularly memorable was Zaimont's idiomatic and highly effective wind writing."
-- Atlanta Constitution
"An impressionist tone poem depicting the two polar Auroras with shimmering lines that shift in and out of focus, a La Mer for the atmosphere. Close your eyes and you will see it."
-- Classical disCDigest
"Winds and strings play as an united ensemble, as a pair of contrasting sonorities, and in solo roles. This music has an ecstatic spirit."
-- Fanfare
Year composed: 1984
Duration: 00:22:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Viola, 1 Cello