From backyard orchids, new music blooms
By Kurt Loft
Dorothy Hindman isn’t your typical classical
composer.
spectral. Some works cascade into a state of
listeners decide what it means or doesn’t
mean.
in a while I need to write
Orchids Grow
Here.
Her new piece will be performed
Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story
orchestra presents a series of world premieres
“When the orchestra decided to do this fanfare
drew straws.’’
was struck by how much she missed the natural
I could write about, this is the most personal
measure employs the trumpets, one the horns,
one the trombones, and so on. When one
to catch their breath.
the other.
fanfare, and a real toe-tapper.’’
Orchids Grow Here
“I write a piece of music and I want the
it when a performer or ensemble interprets
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