Four Poets (2006). Roger Bourland

The Ives Quartet premieres Roger Bourland's Four Poets next Thursday in Palo Alto and next Friday in San Jose. The four honored poets are Ezra Pound, Friedrich Schiller, James Merrill, and William Carlos Williams. The composer (and blogger) on the third movement:

A work in the tradition of Philip Glass, but mine has better tunes than his ever has. It’s a long magical movement I encourage you to close your eyes and go where it takes you. It is the druggiest of the movements. I won’t jab you if you fall asleep.