PROGRAM NOTE
Wushu Duel is homage to the composers love of Kung Fu cinema and the many films of Bruce Lee. The work is like a competition, a grand battle with two masters, one of wind and the other of string. The two imitate each instruments greatests strengths and a cheoropgrahpy is developed that lead from a duel into a more harmonious duo.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
November 23, 2019: Erika Boysen (Flute), Horacio Contrearas (Cello), New York, NY, USA
April 13, 2014: Erika Boysen (Flute), Horacio Contrearas (Cello), Ann Arbor, MI, USA
YEAR
2013
INSTRUMENTATION
Flute & Cello
DURATION
6 minutes
FIRST PERFORMANCE
April 13, 2014
Erika Boysen (Flute)
Horacio Contrearas (Cello)
University of Michigan
WUSHU DUEL