"Lastovicka's score for Crossing the Horizon is easily evocative, but not derivative, of a Hollywood movie score, featuring a cyclical string motif that both thrills and entrances." --Houston Chronicle
On the most literal level, CROSSING THE HORIZON is about UFO abduction. At the same time, the piece enacts a journey of archetypal significance. The characters must face the presence of a powerful and unexplainable force in order to become whole.
Clio : soprano
Zoe : mezzo-soprano
Ursula : contralto
horn
trumpet
2 violins
2 cellos
piano
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New York City Opera performed an excerpt of CROSSING THE HORIZON at their 2007
VOX: Showcasing American Composers festival. Watch the introductory video and hear the performance
here. CROSSING THE HORIZON was also a finalist in
Opera Vista's 2009 international chamber opera competition (Houston).
CROSSING THE HORIZON was funded in part by the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center.