Program Notes:
Cloud Folk (2017) John Psathas Cloud Folk was written at the invitation of Michael Burritt for the Eastman Percussion Ensemble. It was the recipient of the 2017 John Beck Composition Prize with the generous support of Ann Carol and Paul S. Goldberg, the Eastman School of Music Percussion Department, Michael Burritt, Kathleen Holt and Stephen Lurie, and Ruth and Bill Cahn.

The Cloud Folk are (imaginary) visitors to earth, invisibly parked in our upper atmosphere, observing 21st century human behavior. I’d imag ined an arrival driven by optimism, intense curiosity, and excitement; followed quickly by incomprehension, shock, and the hastiest possible departure (back into a wondrous universe teeming with life). With no contact made, in fact avoided at all costs, we were never aware we’d been visited. The music loosely follows this narrative.

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The Eastman Percussion Ensemble is comprised of upperclassmen and graduate percussion students of the Eastman School of Music. Under the direction of Evans Artist and worldrenowned percussionist Michael Burritt, its repertoire ranges from contemporary genres to world music and improvisation. #PASIC17

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