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Sep 10, 2019 · Global Warming. With a “keen ear for musical color and a deft ability to adapt structural elements from popular music into the symphonic idiom” (Houston Chronicle), Michael Abels has gained widespread recognition for his orchestral pieces Global Warming and Frederick’s Fables.
Global Warming (1990) (commissioned by the Phoenix Youth Symphony) I'm Determined (1991) for orchestra; How Majestic (1992) for orchestra; American Variations on Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1993) (premiered by Doc Severinsen and the Phoenix Symphony) Frederick's Fables (1994, 1996) four pieces for orchestra, based on selected stories of Leo Lionni
With a “keen ear for musical color and a deft ability to adapt structural elements from popular music into the symphonic idiom” ( Houston Chronicle ), contemporary composer Michael Abels has gained widespread recognition for his orchestral piece Global Warming. …it has been given nearly 100 performances by orchestras including Chicago, Cleveland...
Sphinx Virtuosi - Topic. 55 subscribers. 8. 772 views 9 months ago. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Abels: Global Warming (Version for String Ensemble) · Sphinx Virtuosi · Mich...
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Global Warming was also one of the first works of an African-American composer to be performed by the National Symphony of South Africa following the election of President Nelson Mandela. Always a thoughtful communicator, Abels cleverly reinvents classical styles while adapting popular idioms.