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Abstract
The author offers a personal account of the events that led him to commission Brian Cherney’s String Trio in 1976 for CBC Radio Music. The trio was first heard on the Two New Hours radio program in 1978, along with solo works for violin, viola, and cello by the German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann. In 1979 the trio was submitted for consideration to the International Rostrum of Composers, and it was chosen as a recommended work, which resulted in the trio being broadcast in twenty-five countries, significantly enhancing Cherney’s international reputation. The performers who premiered the trio also recorded it, allowing further audiences to appreciate this important work.
Résumé
L’auteur offre un compte rendu personnel des événements qui l’ont poussé en 1976 à commander à Brian Cherney la composition de son String Trio pour CBC Radio Music. L’oeuvre a été entendue pour la première fois en 1978 à l’émission radiophonique Two New Hours, au côté d’oeuvres pour violon, alto et violoncelle solo du compositeur allemand Bernd Alois Zimmermann. En 1979, soumise à la Tribune internationale des compositeurs et choisie comme oeuvre recommandée, elle a été diffusée dans 25 pays, ce qui a grandement accru la renommée internationale de Cherney. Les musiciens qui l’ont exécutée en première l’ont aussi enregistrée, ce qui a permis à de plus vastes auditoires d’apprécier cette oeuvre importante.
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Biographical note
David Jaeger is a music producer, composer, and broadcaster, and was a member of the CBC Radio Music department staff from 1973 to 2013. In 1978 he created the radio program Two New Hours, heard on the national CBC Radio Two network until the spring of 2007. He studied composition with John Weinzweig at the University of Toronto and established a digital sound synthesis facility there. In 2018 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
Bibliography
- International Rostrum of Composers. Archive. http://rostrumplus.net/about-2/archives/.
- International Rostrum of Composers. Statement of purpose. http://www.imc-cim.org/programme/radio-rostra-and-competitions/international-rostrum-of-composers.html.