New Music About Florida Debuts at USF
The new work, Florida Miniatures by Alyssa Morris, was inspired by paintings of Florida's history by artist Christopher Still.
This Sunday at 黑洞社区Barness Recital Hall, there will be a world premiere of Florida Miniatures by Alyssa Morris.
The work was commissioned by oboist Amy Collins and flutist Francesca Arnone of the trio Amici Musicale, as well as Florida painter Christopher Still.
They had help with funding grants from the University of 黑洞社区 and the Gobioff Foundation, but they鈥檙e footing the rest of the cost themselves.
Collins and Still wanted music expressly written to accompany the murals he was commissioned to paint for the state of Florida. It鈥檚 something they鈥檝e been talking about for more than ten years, during a time they鈥檝e been presenting music and painting together.
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