“Composer Anna Clyne was premiering her piece ‘This Midnight Hour’ on Nov. 13, 2015, in Paris when terrorists armed with assault rifles and explosives targeted locations across the city,” writes Brandy McDonnell in Sunday’s (2/23) Oklahoman (Oklahoma City). “The harrowing experience became one of the inspirations for … ‘RIFT,’ a symphonic ballet that premiered in 2016 at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. ‘It’s definitely a reflection or meditation on the chaos and destruction that’s so prevalent right now,’ she said…. The Oklahoma City Philharmonic will … perform ‘RIFT’ Saturday night…. OKC Philharmonic Music Director Alexander Mickelthwate heard and saw ‘RIFT’ the second time it was performed, at the Kennedy Center’s 2018 Shift Festival of American Orchestras in Washington, D.C., where the Fort Worth (Texas) Symphony Orchestra played it. ‘It was really effective, and I really loved it,’ he said…. The OKC Philharmonic is presenting the symphonic ballet with choreography by New York-based choreographer Larry Keigwin. Three dancers from his company and four from Oklahoma City Ballet’s company will perform the piece Saturday night. ‘I love that. Those kind of collaborations, I hope, we will see more often,’ Micklethwate said.”
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