Between East And West

Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" has become an iconic piece of music through its use in films. However, it was originally written in 1936 as the second movement of a string quartet. Like Barber, Grammy-winning composer Jessie Montgomery comes from the USA. Her short piece "Starburst" (2012) tells of the explosive birth of new stars in "rapidly changing musical colors," she says.