CLEVELANDORCHESTRA.COM - Groundbreaking Museum Collaboration

...“Groundbreaking” might be a better description of California Masterworks, a two-day immersion in the music created on the West Coast in the late 20th century that completely redefined the American classical musical landscape.  In a break from longstanding European traditions, composers like Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Terry Riley, and John Adams drew on Asian and Latin American influences to create new sounds and approaches to composition that had worldwide impact...Download PDF | Full Article