Joan Tower: Big Sky: For Violin, Violoncello, and Piano

(String). This piece was inspired by the composer's childhood memory of riding her horse through a deep valley in the Andes range in Bolivia. First performed by Chee-Yun, violin, David Finckel, cello, and Wu Han, piano on August 6, 2000, Big Sky was commissioned for the La Jolla Chamber Music Society "Summerfest 2000." 7 minutes.