“…a poignant narration of the immigrant experience.”

– BBC Music Magazine

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oboe, pno

Commissioned by the Fiala/Speer duo with support from Western Kentucky University

Available from Subito Music

Recorded on the album

Overheard: New Music for Oboe and English Horn (MSR Classics 1403)

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Listen:

 Greetings from the Empire State State Building!
 Greetings from the Statue of Liberty!
 Greetings from the Brooklyn Bridge!

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Performance by

Michele Fiala, oboe

David Speers, piano

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“…a very clever work that seeks its inspiration from feelings….the music depicts what sense of the unreal or the imposing or even a little frightening a person who has never seen New York before must feel.  This is a most interesting work, is quite effective and to Kander’s credit, does avoid any traps of clichéd writing.”
– Audiophile Audition

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“…Michele Fiala’s oboe and Donald Speer’s piano tell the tale in a most effective manner.”
– Fanfare Magazine