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Study Up For 'Think': The Mission Of Commission

Submitted by Vincent Varela on Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 3:41pm
Submitted by Vincent Varela on Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 3:41pm

Wed, Apr 24, 2013 - 3:41pm -- (View the original Kera News article.)

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Moby-Dick composer Jake Heggie has written his very first symphony. The work is for UNT, where he served as an artist-in-residence in 2010-2011. Ahab Symphony! premieres Wednesday at UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center. Get to know Heggie before he sits down with Think host Krys Boyd at 1 p.m.

KERA's Jerome Weeks followed Heggie to rehearsals for Three Decembers during the composer's residence, when Ahab Symphony! was just a twinkle in Heggie's eye.

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Moby-Dick composer Jake Heggie has written his very first symphony. The work is for UNT, where he served as an artist-in-residence in 2010-2011. Ahab Symphony! premieres Wednesday at UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center. Get to know Heggie before he sits down with Think host Krys Boyd at 1 p.m.

KERA's Jerome Weeks followed Heggie to rehearsals for Three Decembers during the composer's residence, when Ahab Symphony! was just a twinkle in Heggie's eye.

The UNT Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Chorus, and tenor soloist Richard Croft will perform the work. Find tickets here.

Listen to Think from noon to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on KERA 90.1. You can stream the show at kera.org.