Derrick Skye: Flames Nurtured the Rose for Youth Orchestra
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Derrick Skye is a composer and musician based in the Los Angeles area who often integrates music practices from different cultural traditions around the world into his work with classical music communities. The Los Angeles Times has described his music as “something to savor” and “enormous fun to listen to.”
Skye’s works have been commissioned or performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Dayton Philharmonic, Berkeley Symphony, Netherlands Philharmonic, and Albany Symphony Orchestra, among others. He is deeply invested in fostering creative and effective collaboration between artists of different disciplines and traditions.
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