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| "Dollar Beers" is one of my first attempts at writing a pop song. I wanted to tell a story from my adolescent years using a musical genre that defined that time for me. This piece was also inspired by the young adult novel "On My Honor" and the eerily green color of the ocean in Redondo Beach, California. |
| Click below to stream a live recording of the premiere performance, featuring soprano Megan Schubert and the 2006 Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival "Ensemble D": |
| Click below to stream a live recording of the New York premiere, featuring vocalist Corey Dargel and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE): |
| World Premiere: July 21, 2006 at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA). Performers: 2006 Bang on a Can "Ensemble D"; Megan Schubert, soprano; Brad Lubman, conductor. |
| New York Premiere: April 25, 2007 at Merkin Concert Hall, New York. Performers: ICE; Corey Dargel, vocals. |
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