Search - Bruce Adolphe, Jo-Ann Sternberg , Curtis Macomber , Marcy Rosen , Marji Danilow , Tom Kolor Laura Gilbert :: Red Dogs and Pink Skies: A Musical Celebration of Paul Gauguin

Inspired by Gauguin?s paintings and his Tahitian journal, Noa Noa, Bruce Adolphe?s musical homage colorfully evokes the painters? world. Gauguin was an artist who dreamed of "violent harmonies", who wrote about the "rhythm of gesture", and for whom moonlight streaming through reeds suggested an ancient musical instrument. Scored for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, bass and percussion, the work depicts the lush natural surroundings of Tahiti as well as Gauguin?s emotional response to the Parisian art world. Wondering how best to begin composing this piece, Adolphe found the answer in this most musical painter?s own words, "Color is the language of the listening eye."