Composer Gregory Brown is a longtime friend of PARMA and has had multiple albums released on the Navona Records label, including MOONSTRUNG AIR and most recently MISSA CHARLES DARWIN. The latter both provided inspiration for and was included in the bestselling novel Origin by his brother, author Dan Brown. Greg’s works have been performed worldwide, in locations such as Carnegie Hall, London’s Cadogan Hall, and most recently in Malta at the Manoel Theatre with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Greg’s composition, Harmonies of Opposites, was commissioned by the MPO and premiered on February 2.
In our recent interview with Greg, we discussed the inspiration that Malta offers to artists, what it was like hearing his piece for the first time in rehearsal, and what it meant to experience a world premiere inside a historic hall alongside contemporary works and legendary repertoire.
Thank you Greg for taking the time to speak with PARMA! Explore some of what the week’s experiences looked like with images provided by Greg below:
Composer Gregory W. Brown’s works have been performed across the United States and Europe — most notably in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Cadogan Hall in London, and the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His commissions for vocal ensemble New York Polyphony have been heard on American Public Media’s Performance Today, BBC Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio, and Danish National Radio; his Missa Charles Darwin received its European debut in March 2013 at the Dinosaur Hall of Berlin’s Museum für Naturkunde.
