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One of the leading composers of our time and an ardent promoter of   new music throughout the world, Augusta Read Thomas is an artistic force   to be reckoned with.

Championed by Pierre Boulez in her early years  and later named  composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony  Orchestra, Thomas rose  early to the top of her profession and has  remained there ever since.

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Jesse McQuarters

Augusta Read Thomas: Words of the Sea, III

CSO/Boulez

Thomas: Aureole (excerpt)

DePaul University Symphony Orchestra/Colnot

Thomas: In My Sky at Twilight, I. Deeper than all Roses

CSO MusicNOW Ensemblep/Boulez; Brandes, s.

Thomas: Terpsichore’s Dream

Chamber Orchestra/Colnot

Thomas: Caprice fr. Traces

Makiko Hirata, p,

Thomas: (kiss me) fr. Two E.E. Cummings Songs

The Elm City Girls’ Choir