Answering Questions about Charles Ives "The Unanswered
Question," a chamber orchestra composition, framed the "Charles
Ives: A Life in Music" opening concert November 3, 2011, in the
Strathmore and PostClassical Ensemble series of programs
entitled The Ives Project. The three-day Project as conceived by
Joseph Horowitz, PostClassical Ensemble artistic director,
offered a master class with Ives specialist, pianist Jeremy
Denk; panel and lectures discussions illustrated by live piano
music and rare recordings of Ives playing and singing his
original work; and three nights of concerts culminating in the
intimate Music Room of the Strathmore Mansion with the JACK
Quartet mixing contemporary composers and Ives. The Dresser was
pleased to attend the opening concert and the panel discussion
"Ives Plays Ives" that featured Denk and Horowitz with a
surprise appearance of founding PostClassical music director
Angel Gil-Ordóñez. From these panelists, the Dresser gathered
these words and phrases to define the musical pre