Conductor Anne Harrigan visits Cara Lieurance to preview the season-opening concert by the Battle Creek Symphony. The featured soloist is flutist Amy Porter, who will perform the Trail Of Tears Concerto, written for her by American composer Michael Daugherty. They also discuss the revolutionary underpinnings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica.'
Flutist Amy Porter also shared her thoughts on the Trail of Tears Concerto, and how it was written with her personality in mind.
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Amy Porter talks about the making of Michael Daugherty's flute concerto.
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