Class of 1915

Class of 1915 was written in celebration of the dual centenaries of Reed College and Arnold Schoenberg's celebrated work, Pierrot Lunaire. Though the work shares the same instrumentation, which has become popular among new music ensembles, Schiff's work is a celebration of popular song and dance styles from the mid-1910's arranged in a suite that makes an ideal curtain-raiser for Pierrot concerts.