He was most widely venerated as Phoebus Apollo, the god of light, who stood for all that is serene, luminous, intelligible. Apollo, as the patron god of music and poetry, was the leader of the muses who inspired creative artists. In classical Greece, a hymn was a simple religious song containing a prayer and a poem in praise of a divinity sung by a chorus, it was tranquil in tone and plain in style, devoid of musical complexities or excessive ornament. The listener may wonder why this piece is called Hymn to Apollo (1989) a few words of explanation, therefore, are in order. The Group for Contemporary Music String Quartet: Benjamin Hudson, violin Carol Zeavin, violin Janet Lyman Hill, viola Eric Bartlett, cello The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble: David Tessmer, flute Linda George-Fountain, oboe James Wilson, clarinet Ivan Engel, bassoon John Scandrett, horn Wesley Ward, trumpet Glenn Wayland, trombone Beverly Nero, piano Lucy Scandrett, harp Jan Fung, percussion Raymond Eichenmuller, violin Kazuko Matsusaka, violin Florence Ohlberg, viola Martin Bernstein, cello Jeffrey Mangone, bass David Stock, conductor
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