Silver Ladders (composition)
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Commissioned bySt. Louis Symphony and Meet the Composer
DedicationLeonard Slatkin
Duration23 minutes
Movements3
| Silver Ladders | |
|---|---|
| by Joan Tower | |
| Commissioned by | St. Louis Symphony and Meet the Composer |
| Dedication | Leonard Slatkin |
| Duration | 23 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | January 9, 1987 |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Conductor | Leonard Slatkin |
| Performers | St. Louis Symphony |
Silver Ladders is an orchestral composition by the American composer Joan Tower. The work was jointly commissioned by the St. Louis Symphony and Meet the Composer while Tower was composer-in-residence with the St. Louis Symphony. It was first performed in St. Louis on January 9, 1987, by the St. Louis Symphony under the conductor Leonard Slatkin. The piece is dedicated to Slatkin with "admiration for his unswerving musical integrity and confidence in presenting the music of his own time."[1]
