With Broadway musical-theater stylings, Brian Field sends up political extremism on both sides of the spectrum with his latest work
Composer Brian Field has penned an American political satire with his recent work ‘Let’s Build a Wall!’ for tenor and chamber ensemble, in a style that makes a nod to the tradition of musical theater. The piece pokes fun at both sides of the political landscape in the United States. We hear on one hand, the extreme xenophobia and historical myopia on the right, and the over-the-top liberalism and lack of skepticism on the left. Field shifts back and forth between narrative viewpoints, always in a humorous vein. The vocals of tenor Zoli Mujahid, who was a Eurovision finalist, are delightful in this setting.
‘Let’s Build a Wall!’ was recently awarded first place as well as the Audience Award from the Royal Sound Music competition, and a Platinum Award from the LIT Talent Awards.
Compositionally, Field has been influenced by post-romanticism, jazz and—clearly from this piece—the American musical theater tradition.
Field has received a host of awards previously, including the RMN Classical recording prize; the Benenti Foundation recording prize; the Alvarez Chamber Orchestra Mullord Award; First Prize, Briar Cliff Choral Music Competition; and First Prize, Victor Herbert ASCAP Young Composers’ Contest.
Brian Field began his studies of piano at age eight, and began composting at age sixteen, eventually studying composition at Connecticut College, with advanced composition degrees at The Juilliard School and Columbia University.
Other recent compositions from Field are ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘Fire’ and ‘Tres Canciones De Amor’ which can be found on the Spotify and Soundcloud platforms. To learn more about this fantastic classical artist you can visit his website, Facebook as well as Wikipedia pages.
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