Kyle Johnson

press release:  Thursday Nov 10, at 6:30 PM in Morphy Hall, pianist Kyle Johnson holds a doctoral recital dubbed "The Music of Birds; Messiaen's Musical Ecology." He writes: "Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) is a multi-movement work for piano that features hundreds of notated birdsongs and depictions of French landmarks. Although dissonant at times, it is an ecologically-based work that is always imaginative and thought-provoking. Among topics to-be discussed during the lecture portion of the presentation are: the dualism of science and art in the 20th century, extra-musical representation throughout music history, and an interpretation of the movements 'Chough of the Alps,' 'Song of the Lark,' and 'The Curlew.' "