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PR.41641609L
Concerto for Piano and
Orchestra. Composed
by Narong Prangcharoen.
First performed by the
Thailand Philharmonic
Orchestra, Dariusz
Mikulksi, conductor, with
Christopher Janwong
McKiggan as piano
soloist. Contemporary.
Large Score. With
Standard notation.
Composed 2016. 80 pages.
Duration 24 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#416-41609L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.41641609L).
UPC:
680160641260. 11 x 17
inches.
Luminary
was composed to honor the
72nd birthday of pianist
and teacher Bennett
Lerner. The word luminary
has two meanings: 1
(archaic), a natural
light-giving object or
source of light,
especially the sun or the
moon, the most important
natural sources of light
for the planet Earth; and
2, a person who inspires
or influences others.
Bennett Lerner is one of
the latter and has
inspired and influenced a
myriad of musicians,
especially pianists and
composers. He is also a
great advocate of new
music. Luminary has three
main sections, recalling
a traditional concerto.
It begins with fast
repeated notes, which
portray rays of light
penetrating the
atmosphere of the earth.
The second section is
peacheful and slow and
the third section returns
to the opening high
energy. The piece
contains a small hint of
Southeast Asian music,
but of unclear
geographical origin.
Luminary was commissioned
by the Ansin Foundation,
with the gracious support
of the South Dakota
Symphony and the Thailand
Philharmonic Orchestra.
It was first performed by
the Thailand Philharmonic
Orchestra, Dariusz
Mikulski, conductor, with
Christopher Janwong
McKiggan as piano
soloist, on June 17,
2016. Both the composer
and the pianist were
students of Bennett
Lerner.
