Lewis describes Afterword as a Bildungsoper, a coming-of-age opera of ideas.
Behind the vocal lines you can hear Lewis's whirling, distinct approach to instrumental variation, even if his typical rate of change has been slowed a bit to allow for conversational English to flourish.
#George Lewis #opera #Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians #stream-of-consciousness #Gwendolyn Brown
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