Cosmic Hieroglyphs — Homage to Count Basie (2025)

For orchestra

Commissioned by the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in celebration of its centennial.
First performance by the Frost Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz, at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, Miami, FL, on 18 October, 2025.
Duration: 12 minutes and 15 seconds (7-minute version also available)

Program Note

Program note forthcoming.

Program Book Listing

Cosmic Hieroglyphs — Homage to Count Basie (2025) Augusta Read Thomas (1964)

Gerard Schwarz. Photo by Yuen Lui Studios.

DOODLE OF THE MAP OF AURA AS DRAWN BY THE COMPOSER

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Augusta Read Thomas work, please contact Nimbus Music Publishing.