| Old and Lost Rivers | |
|---|---|
| by Tobias Picker | |
 View of the Trinity River in Chambers County, Texas | |
| Genre | Modernist |
| Occasion | 150th anniversary of Texan independence |
| Commissioned by | Houston Symphony |
| Composed | 1986 |
| Performed | April 4, 1986: Jones Hall, Houston |
Old and Lost Rivers is a short orchestral composition by the American composer Tobias Picker.[1]
The work was commissioned to commemorate the sesquicentenary of Texas by the Houston Symphony, for which Picker had recently been appointed composer-in-residence. The work was composed in the spring of 1986 and was given its world premiere by the Houston Symphony under the conductor Sergiu Comissiona in Jones Hall, Houston on May 9, 1986. Later that year, Picker adapted the work for solo piano as a birthday present for the pianist Ursula Oppens; this rendition of the work was premiered by Oppens at Carnegie Hall in March 1987.
The piece is dedicated to Stephen M. Aechternacht and is one of Picker's most frequently performed compositions.[2][3]
- ^ Brown, Steven (November 7, 2014). "Houston Symphony champions Latin America-inspired work of composer Frank". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Picker, Tobias (1986). Old and Lost Rivers: Program Note by the Composer. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Schwarz, K. Robert (May 2, 1999). "MUSIC; A Composer Freed by Opera To Be Tonal And Tuneful". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2016.