Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Summer Music in Winter at Juilliard

Sean Shepherd


Sean Shepherd

@shepseanshep

This evening the Juilliard ensemble played summer music to observe the start of the cold season: Samuel Barber, Sean Shepherd and Brahams. It was quite evocative. Shepherd's program note said he had written his Octet in France just before the weather turned and he had to cling to a tree to avoid being blown over by the Mistral. When he took his bow I could see why, because he is only four feet tall.

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