Recording Session of "Mountain is Mountain" with BMOP

Gil Rose, Yu-Hui & Sarah Brady after the recording session at Jordan Hall

Conductor Gil Rose and flutist Sarah Brady recorded Mountain is Mountain with BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project) in September 2019 at Jordan Hall. Written for flute solo (doubling piccolo) and string orchestra, Mountain is Mountain obtains its title from a Zen Buddhism saying: “Seeing mountain is mountain, water is water. Seeing mountain is not mountain, water is not water. Seeing mountain is yet again mountain, water is yet again water.” The three movements of this piece reflect the three phases of human cognition described in this aphorism. This recording will be part of Yu-Hui’s portrait orchestral music CD, to be released under the BMOP/sound label.
Mountain is Mountain was a commission from the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. It is dedicated to flutist Tod Brody, who gave the premiere with SFCO and conductor Ben Simon in 2008 at the Herbst Theater, San Francisco.