Kontrapunktus for Japanese Drums and Orchestra Op. 52 (1996) c. 15'00"

(2+1.2+1.2+1.2+1/4.3.3.1/timp/perc(4)/5 solo daiko drums/strings)

Commissioned by the Kalamazoo Symphony in honor of their 75th Anniversary

First performed on February 22nd, 1977 at Kalamazoo, Michigan by members of the Kodo Ensemble and the Kalamazoo Symphony conducted by Yoshimi Takeda

REVIEWS

“The Liebermann piece is a fascinating work, both new sounding and yet accessible and almost familiar in its contrapuntal interplay of Eastern and Western sound and in the embroidery of orchestra against the gradually intensifying bass line provided by drumming…the Liebermann work was the evening’s highlight.”
Kalamazoo Gazette