Modern Masterworks

“Blue…like the sky. Where all possibilities soar. Cathedrals…a place of thought, growth, spiritual expression…serving as a symbolic doorway into and out of this world. Blue represents all potential and the progression of journeys. Cathedrals represent a place of beginnings, endings, solitude, fellowship, contemplation, knowledge and growth."

Through performances and conversations featuring NWS Artistic Director Stéphane Denève, the New World Symphony Fellows, and the composers themselves, Modern Masterworks offers an inside look at the creative process behind select contemporary orchestral works that have already become part of the modern repertoire and continue to shape the future of the classical canon. Modern Masterworks reflects

“I love music of our time because it speaks to and about us, and the world we are experiencing together today,” said Denève. “These are the works we believe will stand the test of time and become the classics of tomorrow."

The first episode of Modern Masterworks spotlights Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral, performed by Denève and the NWS Fellows in May 2024 during Denève’s first full season as Artistic Director and in celebration of the work’s 25th anniversary.

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