| Composer: | Bruce Wolosoff |
| Publisher: | Bruce Wolosoff Music (ASCAP) (distributed by Subito Music Corp) |
| Duration: | 00:06:47 |
| Instrumentation: | Cello and Piano |
| Nickname: | for April |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Work Type: | Cello and Piano |
A one-movement piece for cello and piano inspired by the charcoal drawing “The Woods” by artist April Gornik. The piece was commissioned from the composer by Ms. Gornik’s husband, the artist Eric Fischl, and was originally released as a digital download in a book of Gornik’s charcoal drawings (with an introduction by Steve Martin).
composerbiography: BruceWolosoff
Bruce Wolosoff is a pianist and composer of solo, chamber, and orchestral music. Lauded as “an authentic American voice” for his integration of classical, jazz, blues, and contemporary influences, Wolosoff often composes in response to visual art and through collaborations with leading artists across a variety of disciplines.
Recent projects include the recording “Paradise Found” Cello Music of Bruce Wolosoff” featuring performances by Mr. Wolosoff with cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio of the Eroica Trio, released April ’22 on Avie Records.
Wolosoff’s previous collaboration with Ms. Sant’Ambrogio, a recording of his “Concerto for Cello and Orchestra” with conductor Grzegorz Nowak and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , was a Billboard Top 10 best selling classical album. Critic Jerry Dubins of Fanfare Magazine described the concerto as one of “compelling beauty” that “can be declared an instant masterpiece.”