ORCHESTRA - Elixir (2006)
Duration - 8:00
Orchestra ( including theremin & 2 harps)
Commissioned for ACO by esteemed music patron Betty Freeman, and co-commissioned by the Westchester Philharmonic, Paul Lustig Dunkel, music director. It was written for strings, harp, and theremin. Premiered May 3, 2006 by the ACO at its season-finale concert at Carnegie Hall.
““Elixir” is an unassumingly poetic work, one that opens the ear to a range of subtle acoustic possibilities.”
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Program Notes
Bermel seductively calls Elixir "a spectral love potion," reflecting influences as varied as Charles Ives, Gesualdo, John Lennon and the Isley Brothers. True to its sprit of romance, the piece uses strings and harp as its core with wind players serenading from the balcony.