May 18, 2008 10:13 am US/Central
Local Orch. To Perform 35W Collapse-Inspired Piece
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ―
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Bill Schrickel, the director of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, says Vanska's 9-minute piece is not meant to be a literal representation of the bridge falling or an overt eulogy for the victims. (File)
CBS
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is premiering a new work by Osmo Vanska, conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, that's inspired in part by the collapse of the I-35W bridge.
The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is an amateur community orchestra. It's premiering Vanska's composition, "The Bridge," on Sunday at Normandale Lutheran Church in Edina.
Bill Schrickel, the director of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, says Vanska's 9-minute piece is not meant to be a literal representation of the bridge falling or an overt eulogy for the victims.
Vanska, who lives on the Minneapolis riverfront not far from the bridge site, says he started his piece thinking about the collapse. But he says it became a way to explore metaphorical bridges that exist between people and nations.
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The original I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River opened in November 1967 and was 1,907 feet in length. The replacement bridge opened in September 2008 and measures 1,216 feet in length.
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