Composer Phillip Bimstein sets virtues to music

Posted on September 23, 2015 by buddhistartnews

By CATHERINE REESE NEWTON | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Sep 19 2015 01:05AM

The Salt Lake Symphony will give the world premiere of a piece that music director Robert Baldwin calls “music about life itself.”

Utah composer Phillip Bimstein’s “The Brahma Viharas, A Meditation for English Horn and Orchestra,” set for Saturday, Sept. 26, is based on four ancient Buddhist practices: loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity. Charlotte Bell is the soloist.

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