Fantastic Dreams

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The visit of American composer Frank Ticheli (USA) to Vilnius is a special event in the Lithuanian cultural context. Ticheli is one of the best-known contemporary composers for symphonic wind orchestra and has won numerous awards, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize, the NBA/William D. Revelli Wind Orchestra Composition Contest, the Guggenheim Fellowship, etc. Ticheli’s music has been described as “optimistic and thoughtful” (Los Angeles Times), “lean and muscular” (New York Times), and having “an ear for striking instrumental colours” (South Florida Sun Sentinel). Many of his works have become symphonic wind band standards. This concert features Blue Shades and the Clarinet Concerto, full of jazz paraphrases, Fantastic Dreams, a four-movement work in different moods based on real dreams, and Lux Perpetua, a piece filled with light. The programme will also include Deciduous by Viet Cuong, a popular American composer of the younger generation.