Geneva Lewis * Grace Williams: Vn Con Elegy For Str Orch & Sinfon [New CD] Stylus Central to the record is

Central to the record is a tension between form and formlessness

the earlier of the two commissions avoids any musical category - Bartók simply called the work Music for Strings

and several other string players from various walks of life

It's release was followed immediately by a tour of the US and Europe

Geneva Lewis * Grace Williams: Vn Con Elegy For Str Orch & Sinfon [New CD] Stylus Central to the record is'When I'm composing, not only have I to create music, I must also search for the best way of putting it across. It means being on the alert the whole time; writing then criticizing what I've written and if it won't do, scrap it and start again more criticism and so on until I've done everything within my power to make the music live and flow naturally'. These insights from Grace Williams into her approach to the compositional process show her strong