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"Focusing on Paolo Veneziano's "Coronation of the Virgin," the latest volume in the Frick Diptych series pairs an essay by Xavier F. Salomon, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at The Frick Collection, with a contribution by the composer Nico Muhly"--
About the author
Nico Muhly (b.1981) is an American composer and sought-after collaborator whose influences range from American minimalism to the Anglican choral tradition. The recipient of commissions from The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and others, he has written more than 100 works for the concert stage, including the opera
Marnie (2017), which was staged by the Metropolitan Opera in the fall of 2018. His work for stage and screen include music for the Broadway revival of
The Glass Menagerie and scores for films including the Academy Award-winning
The Reader. Born in Vermont, Muhly studied composition at the Juilliard School before working as an editor and conductor for Philip Glass. He lives in New York City.
Xavier F. Salomon is the deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the Frick Collection in New York. He is the author of many other volumes in the Frick Diptych series including, most recently
Titian's Pietro Aretino and
Rembrandt's Polish Rider.
Summary
The Frick Diptych series is designed to foster critical engagement and interest the specialist and non-specialist alike. this, the 8th volume in the series, features an essay by the Frick's deputy director Xavier F. Salomon paired with a fascinating contribution from contemporary composer Nico Muhly.
