Ruah
“...From the first movement,
Soaring, which portrayed all manner of things in flight from the tiniest creatures to the most majestic angels,
through the pensive second movement and on to the works’ final movement,
Impassioned, flutist and orchestra breathed as one being.
Conductor Cal Stewart Kellogg’s solid musicianship held in one hand complete control of his orchestra, and in the other full understanding of this remarkable opus.
The work is all about air.
Ruah is a Hebrew word meaning
breath. With flawless technique,
Stern executed wide, leaping intervals, interspersed flutterings, and haunting, silver-threaded melody…
”
Mount Vernon Gazette
© Copyright 2009 Judith Shatin
