Fallingwater (composition)

Fallingwater
by Michael Daugherty
Composed2013 (2013)
Movements4
Premiere
Date20 November 2013 (2013-11-20)

Fallingwater is a 2013 concerto for solo violin and string orchestra by the American composer Michael Daugherty, inspired by four of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings: Taliesin, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and the Guggenheim Museum.[1] The work was commissioned by the director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who gave the premiere on November 20, 2013.[2]

  1. ^ “Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra Present World Premiere by Featured Composer Michael Daugherty November 20-24" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. ^ New Century Chamber Orchestra premieres Michael Daugherty’s ‘Fallingwater’" Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 30, 2014.