Ellis Island: The Dream of America

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Ellis Island: The Dream of America is a work for actors and orchestra with projected images by American composer

Best Classical Contemporary Composition in the 48th annual Grammy Awards.[1] In April 2017, performances by Pacific Symphony of Ellis Island: The Dream of America were filmed for broadcast on PBS’ Great Performances series in the 2017-18 broadcast season.[2][3] Boyer has credited this work to leading to other commissions dealing with American subject matter, including Balance of Power (commissioned by Bonnie McElveen-Hunter in honor of Henry Kissinger's 95th birthday), Fanfare for Tomorrow (commissioned for President Biden's January 2021 presidential inauguration), Rolling River (sketches on "Shenandoah"), and In the Cause of the Free (commissioned as a reflection on Veteran's Day and the WWI Armistice, and inspired by Laurence Binyon's poem For the Fallen).[4] Among the most high-profile orchestras to perform Ellis Island: The Dream of America was The Cleveland Orchestra, in April 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ Associated Press, "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations," USA TODAY, December 8, 2005.
  2. ^ Richard S. Ginell, “‘Ellis Island: The Dream of America’ mixes music and oral histories to tell immigrants’ stories,” Los Angeles Times, April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ Paul Hodgins, “Ellis Island reminds us of our immigrant heritage at a crucial time,” Orange County Register, April 8, 2017.
  4. ^ Boyer, Peter (July 2022). Boyer: Balance of Power - Orchestral Works (CD liner notes). Naxos American Classics. Naxos. Naxos Catalogue No. 8.559915.
  5. ^ Kabir Bhatia, “Cleveland Orchestra kicks off humanities festival with a visit to ‘Ellis Island’,” Ideastream Public Media, April 17, 2023.

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