Adam and Eve by Bunita Marcus

This is a work about love and the need for understanding in all our relationships. This is something that has become essential for survival in our complex and diverse world. It is the opposite of the anger and hatred that is destroying lives all over the earth. We need to promote peace and love. That is what this music does. It begins optimistically in the Garden of Eden, and soon we find ourselves falling in love--with a theme that grows from the piano to the rest of the ensemble, then back and forth between the two, finally ending with a bold melody that expresses the essential interaction and interweaving necessary for true understanding. About this work, Alan Rich of the LA Times has written: "Adam and Eve states an eloquent case for the persistence of pure beauty in contemporary composition." It was recorded at WNYC's Americathon in 1988 and is on CRI's CD 672 You may hear a sample of the opening at:http://www.bunitamarcus.com/listen.html

Bunita Marcus