Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Avanti!” | Juilliard Orchestra
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26-Apr-2023
The Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Euan Shields (MM ‘23), performs Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Avanti!” to open the 2023 Juilliard Celebration! program. Zwilich (DMA ’75, composition), the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in composition, composed “Avanti!” in celebration of the idea of moving on and moving forward.
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
“Avanti!” (2010)
Euan Shields (MM ‘23) conducts the Juilliard Orchestra.
The 2023 Juilliard Celebration! was performed and recorded on April 26, 2023 at Peter Jay Sharp Theater
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