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Pann Carter
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"My Cross" for flute and chamber orchestra
"My Cross" for flute and chamber orchestra
Carter Pann: "My Cross" meditation for flute and chamber orchestra was written in 2020. The work was commissioned by Peter Spear and flutist Christina Jennings as a 60th-birthday gift for Laurie Hathorn.
It was premiered by Christina Jennings (flute) and the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Cynthia Katsarelis, on March 12, 2021.
Due to the pandemic, the premiere was a professional virtual concert broadcast from the Mountain View United Methodist Church in Boulder, Colorado. The title and mood evoke a sense of burden-bearing or personal sacrifice, but the music itself is described as "dreamy" rather than purely tragic, utilizing the shimmering textures of the vibraphone and harp to create an otherworldly atmosphere.
Like many composers in 2020, Pann’s usual schedule of university teaching and travel was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This "forced stillness" is reflected in the piece's long, expansive lines and meditative character.
While Pann is often celebrated for his high-octane, rhythmically jagged "Double Espresso" style, My Cross represents a return to pure lyricism. He sought to write a "ten-minute song" that explored the bel canto capabilities of the flute.
Christina Jennings (flute), Cynthia Katsarelis (conductor), Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, live performance, March 12, 2021
My Cross
Pann Carter
Carter Pann (1972) is an American composer and pianist. Born in La Grange, Illinois, and raised in the Chicago suburb of Western Springs, he began gravitating toward the piano at age three and received his earliest musical training from his grandmother, a cocktail pianist who taught him the rudiments of the instrument.
He studied piano with Emilio del Rosario at the Music Center of the North Shore before moving to Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, and Joseph Schwantner.
He has earned a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan, studying under William Bolcom and William Albright. He is currently a Professor of Music and Chair of the Composition Department at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Pann identifies his music as being "driven by harmony," utilizing standard keys and signatures rather than atonal "tri-chordal" systems. This makes his work highly accessible to the "common man" while maintaining technical sophistication. His idiom is marked by a "propensity towards quotation," drawing from sources as diverse as Renaissance French dance, Russian Romantics (Tchaikovsky), and 1970s pop music.