Join us on Saturday, October 17th at 7:30 PM (networkfornewmusic.org/live, password required) for a special Network for New Music commission and premiere performance of Amanda Harberg's Tales of Lyra for solo bass clarinet composed especially for Paul R. Demers. In this piece Harberg depicts "a powerful eagle carrying memories of Orpheus filled with loss and beauty into the stars, for all to feel."

The event also includes the Philadelphia premiere of Karen Walwyn's poignant For Spangled Hearts for viola and cello, performed by Marvin Moon and John Koen. The piece was originally conceived as a response to September 11 but according to the composer, in the age of a pandemic and protests, it has a new significance. The movement "Are We Still Listening" repeats themes with a determination that the composer hopes will help encourage us to keep advancing. Please join us for these special performances and commentary with the composers.

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L: Karen Walwyn R: Amanda Harberg

Get to know composer Karen Walwyn in this engaging thirty-minute interview. Learn about Karen's creative process, how she came to composition, what inspires her, and how she wishes to communicate a message of love, forgiveness, and unity through her work.

Bass clarinetist Paul R. Demers and composer Amanda Harberg work together here to finalize passages in Tales of Lyra.

Marvin Moon, viola

John Koen, Cello

Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet