Michael Daugherty Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1991) I. Lex Performed by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra Kenneth Kiesler: Conductor October 11, 2012 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Since its premiere by the Baltimore Symphony in 1994 at Carnegie Hall, the GRAMMY®-winning Metropolis Symphony has entered the orchestral repertoire and been performed by orchestras all over the world. Metropolis Symphony is a five-movement musical response to the world of Superman, and Lex derives its title from one of Superman's most vexing foes, the super-villain Lex Luthor. Marked "Diabolical" in the score, this movement features a virtuoso violin soloist (Lex) who plays a fiendishly difficult fast triplet motive in perpetual motion, pursued by the orchestration and a percussion section that includes four referee whistles placed quadraphonically on stage. Duration - ca. 10:00 Composer: Michael Daugherty http://www.michaeldaugherty.net Publisher: Peermusic Classical http://www.peermusicclassical.com Score can be purchased through the following links: Lex only: http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=228987 Metropolis Symphony (all five movements): http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=103030 Parts for performance can be rented through the following link: http://www.subitomusic.com/rental/place-rental-order Recording can be purchased through the following links: Nashville Symphony; Gian Carlo Guerro (2010) Three GRAMMY wins: http://www.amazon.com/Daugherty-Metropolis-Symphony-Nashville/dp/B002JIBC80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367901364&sr=8-1&keywords=michael+daugherty+nashville+symphony Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman (1996): http://www.amazon.com/Daugherty-Metropolis-Symphony-Bizarro-Michael/dp/B000004CWL/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1367901364&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=michael+daugherty+nashville+symphony