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This piece won the 1995 Gregynog Composers Award at the Gregynog Music Festival, Wales. It was inspired by Miles Davis’s version of George Gershwin’s Prayer from Porgy and Bess.
Piece Description
This piece won the 1995 Gregynog Composers Award at the Gregynog Music Festival, Wales. It was inspired by Miles Davis’s version of George Gershwin’s Prayer from Porgy and Bess.
Review: “While it is not particularly taxing, Keep On Keepin’ On would be effective only in the hands of an advanced graduate or professional group. It demands great control in difficult ranges with high pianissimo playing, and tight ensemble work is required to coordinate improvisatory melodic passages with their ostinato accompaniments.” – Erin Mayhood of Boston University in Notes, March 2005
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Biography
Biography
Davies, Tansy
Tansy Davies was awarded the Gregynog Young Composer of Wales prize in 1995 for her piece Keep on Keepin' On.
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