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Alvin Singleton’s After Fallen Crumbs in Atlanta

Jun. 01, 2011

Alvin Singleton&rsquo;s <em>After Fallen Crumbs</em> in Atlanta

Composed in 1987, After Fallen Crumbs was completed during Singleton’s tenure as Composer-in-Residence for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1985-88. Now, the piece is one of Singleton's most heralded and iconic orchestral scores and returns to Atlanta in two performances led by Robert Spano on June 2 and 4. Written in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., the work is described by Singleton as “fanfare-like”, and he notes that it shares similar musical themes and the general spirit of its predecessor, Fallen Crumbs, for male a cappella voices, that the orchestra work references.

Singleton enjoys a long and fruitful history with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, which premiered his Miaka Kumi earlier this season, a work written in commemoration of Robert Spano’s 10th anniversary as music director.Singleton is currently at work on a new piece commissioned by the orchestra, scheduled for premiere under the direction of Maestro Spano in Spring of 2012. 

Learn more on the music of Alvin Singleton at www.alvinsingleton.com and www.schott-music.com.

For details on the performance, visit www.atlantasymphony.org

Alvin Singleton
After Fallen Crumbs (1987)
for orchestra
3.2.ca.3.2(cbsn)-4.3.3.1-timp-str
7'

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