"Vistas" Mark O'Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer | Appalachian Journey

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"Vistas" critically acclaimed 3-part canonic composition by Mark O'Connor featuring Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer
"Based on the two most extended pieces the trio played Monday, "Vistas" and "Poem for Carlita," it seems that O'Connor's composing has broken through to a new, and deeper, level.

The shifting textures of the canonical "Vistas" took a relatively simple and sweet theme and developed it in a manner as satisfying as it was surprising, allowing O'Connor to blend his influences into a wholly cohesive and personal statement."

by David Royko, Chicago Tribune

Q: 'Vistas' is recognizable--strongly so--as a Mark O'Connor composition, but at the same time, I can not imagine this coming from you 10 years ago. At the risk of overstatement, it strikes me as perhaps the beginning of a new phase or new level of composing. (Watch, you'll tell me it was something you pulled out of your closet from 1978!) How does this piece define your development to this point? (CT)

A. Yes, Vistas is a composition just from last year. It actually was one of the first compositions from my new home in Vista, CA. The process of moving back out to California felt like a transitional period and more than just physically speaking. I knew my music was going to change somewhat and I believe grow in a different way. Ten years ago, I don't think I had the ability to conceive music and compositional technique like that which is incorporated in to "Vistas". I believe I had to continue to study idiomatic music and techniques for a longer period of time to insure that my stylistic voice was thoroughly developed. Technically, it is essential a three part cannon, depicting the three different views from my writing studio and musically celebrating the three different personalities from this string trio. If one closes one's eyes and really concentrates, it can be heard that the three musical parts are all from the same small amount of material, but most importantly, it is not reduced down to sounding like a small musical experiment but rather blossoms in an expansive stylistic statement which  hopefully reflects America's landscapes. That aspect comes directly from what I was doing ten years ago and fully uncovers an accumulating growth. (MOC)

Chicago Tribune

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