When string lily meets devil's shoestring, for mandolin orchestra
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When string lily meets devil's shoestring, for mandolin orchestra |
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| Crinum Americanum | Nolina Lindheimeriana |
| This short piece
was composed in 2014
for the Austin Mandolin Orchestra. String lily (Crinum Americanum) and Devil's shoestring (Nolina Lindheimeriana) are two kinds of “stringed” flowers. Both are liliaceæ that grow wild in Texas. In this short piece, each kind of flowers is related to a specific theme, with both themes sharing the counterpoint of the piece. You can choose which is which! In 2015, the Austin Mandolin Orchestra performed this piece, among a few others, during two concerts in Austin (Texas). This is the video recorded on October 16, 2015. (If the video does not show in your internet browser, try this link.) To listen to other short pieces recorded during the same concert, click here. To watch the video recorded on March 8, 2015, click here and let the video slider run from 32:06 through 34:20 To listen to the whole performance, let the video run from the beginning. |