Performed live on May 4th, 2022 as part of Christopher Keach's final Master's Recital.

Shapeshifter by Meg Bowles

Christopher Keach, trumpet

Program Notes:

Meg Bowles, born in 1957, is a composer for synthesized electronic space music. Through her compositions, she met David Bilger, the Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Bilger commissioned a series of compositions for trumpet and fixed media, Shapeshifter, being one of nine. Shapeshifter is a richly atmospheric and mystical work that was published in 2011 and premiered in the album “From the Dark Earth” in the same year.