Sam Wu: cetacean songs (2023), concerto for cello and sinfonietta [SCORE]

https://www.samwumusic.com/cetacean-s... Dana Rath, solo cello ‪@shepherdschoolofmusic‬ students Sam Wu, conductor Whalesong is remarkably sophisticated. Its patterns of repetition and variation mirror structures found in human music; its geographical diversity suggests distinct, yet overlapping, dialects and cultures; it exhibits hallmarks of language, including grammar and syntax––we just don’t understand what whales are saying (yet). "cetacean songs" is a meditation on the complex beauty of marine mammal vocalisations, and in extension, a meditation on how vast our oceans are, and how little we know about these underwater worlds and their inhabitants. #chambermusic #orchestra #cello #concerto #whale #ocean #sheetmusic