Which jazz-influenced orchestral piece did Walter Johannes Damrosch conduct the world premiere performances of?
Walter Damrosch Walter Johannes Damrosch (January 30, 1862 – December 22, 1950) was a German-born American conductor and composer. He is best remembered today as long-time director of the New York Symphony Orchestra and for conducting the world premiere performances of George Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F" (1925) and "An American in Paris" (1928).
Music for a Time of War Music for a Time of War is a 2011 concert program and subsequent album by the Oregon Symphony under the artistic direction of Carlos Kalmar. The program consists of four compositions inspired by war: Charles Ives' "The Unanswered Question" (1906), John Adams' "The Wound-Dresser" (1989), Benjamin Britten's "Sinfonia da Requiem" (1940) and Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 4 (1935). The program was performed on May 7, 2011, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon, and again the following day. Both concerts were recorded for album release. On May 12, the Oregon Symphony repeated the program at the inaugural Spring for Music Festival, at Carnegie Hall. The performance was broadcast live by KQAC and WQXR-FM, the classical radio stations serving Portland and the New York City metropolitan area, respectively. The concerts marked the Oregon Symphony's first performances of "The Wound-Dresser" as well as guest baritone Sanford Sylvan's debut with the company.