Earthrise: Dec 24, 1968 • 2017

Chamber
For Saw & String Quartet

World Premiere: August 16, 2017
Commissioned Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival

First Performance: musical saw player Anita Orne and Miró Quartet
Orcas Island, Washington

Duration: 7’

Inspired by the iconic photograph taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on Christmas Eve 1968

Generously underwritten by the Valerie & William Anders Foundation

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