Augusta Read Thomas

One of the leading composers of our time and an ardent promoter of   new music throughout the world, Augusta Read Thomas is an artistic force   to be reckoned with. Championed by Pierre Boulez in her early years  and later named  composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony  Orchestra, Thomas rose  early to the top of her profession and has  remained there ever since. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Augusta Read Thomas: Words of the Sea, III CSO/Boulez Thomas: Aureole (excerpt) DePaul University Symphony Orchestra/Colnot Thomas: In My Sky at Twilight, I. Deeper than all Roses CSO MusicNOW Ensemblep/Boulez; Brandes, s. Thomas: Terpsichore’s Dream Chamber Orchestra/Colnot Thomas: Caprice fr. Traces Makiko Hirata, p, Thomas: (kiss me) fr. Two E.E. Cummings Songs The Elm City Girls’ Choir