Concerto for Pedal Steel Guitar and Orchestra
The Concerto for Pedal Steel Guitar and Orchestra is the first documented concerto written for the solo pedal steel guitar,[1] composed by Michael A. Levine. It was premiered[2] on April 16, 2005, by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra,[3] with Gary Morse (of Dierks Bentley's and Dwight Yoakam's bands) as soloist and Paul Gambill conducting.[4] Other performances include play on Radio New Zealand[5] and performance in the North Carolina Symphony's New Year's Eve Concert in 2005.[6]
Sections[edit]
- Section 1 (7:29)[7]
- Section 2 (4:21)
- Section 3 (5:41)
Sources[edit]
- ^ "How Pedal Steel Guitar works". Making Music. September 27, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Nashville Scene, Jan. 6, 2005
- ^ Cry of the Pedal Steel Guitar by Pete Bax (2012)
- ^ Radio New Zealand, Jan. 22, 2011.
- ^ CVNC Review by Roy C. Dicks (Dec. 31, 2005).
- ^ "Recordings". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
External links[edit]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131103021355/http://www.xtrememusic.org/book2.pdf
- http://www.lastagetimes.com/2010/01/ovation-nominee-profile-michael-a-levine/
- http://www.empowerme.tv/healing-using-music-with-michael-levine/
- http://www.popmatters.com/review/132427-sacred-steel-by-robert-l.-stone/
- Recordings of the Concerto premier, MichaelLevineMusic.com.
- Michael A. Levine: Concerto for Pedal Steel Guitar and Orchestra (Score), YouTube
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