Tanglewood Recital Series: Laurie Anderson Amelia and What War Is This? (world premiere)

Laurie Anderson, composer, vocalist, violin, electronics Martha Mooke, electric viola Eyvind Kang, viola Kenny Wollesen, percussion Mazz Swift, voice and violin Christina Courtin, voice and violin Ryan Kelly, front of house sound Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Laurie ANDERSON Amelia and other works for string orchestra      Arrangements by Maxim Moston Laurie ANDERSON What War Is This? (world premiere)  

Award-winning American composer Laurie Anderson is known for her daring, outside-the-box works of art that combine disparate forms of media and ask audiences to feel, listen, think, and experience the music more deeply. This concert presents two of her new works: Amelia features text from Amelia Earhart’s pilot’s log from her last trip around the world, and the world premiere of What War Is This?, a series of short stories about the celebration of the Declaration of Independence.