Memories of Banff: Bright Sheng blazes the trail with his provocative personalized music
Sometimes it pays to take one’s time when evaluating new music. It has been nearly one month since I heard the North American première of The Blazing Mirage at Rolston Recital Hall, offered by the Banff Centre’s Pulitzer prize-winning composer-in-residence Bright Sheng, featuring cellist Trey Lee. I wanted to think very carefully about this magnificent work, and have time to do more research on how Mr. Sheng cultivates his approach to compositional style. Listening to as many of Mr. Sheng’s works as I could find on the web gave me some insight, however I must admit, I still feel that in order to properly and substantially evaluate his prodigious talent, more exposure to his works in a live concert setting would have been ideal... Read More
-- Stephan Bonfield, reviewed for Bright Sheng's concert at Banfe Music Festival at Canada, August 14, 2014
