A Fish Will Rise, for flute, clarinet, and piano

Written for Demarre, Anthony McGill, and Michael McHale

Year
2016
Duration
9 minutes
"The big discovery was Chris Rogerson, whose A Fish Will Rise had both instruments going lyrically awry in ways so engaging that Rachmaninoff's Vocalise...was a slight letdown." -The Philadelphia Inquirer

Premiered by Demarre McGill, Anthony McGill, and Michael McHale at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia in December 2017

Category
Chamber Works
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