Photo by Erez Avissar

Most people would take a lengthy vacation following something as ambitious and expansive of an undertaking as Sufjan Stevens' just-concluded tour behind last year's BNM'd bleep-bloop opus The Age of Adz. Sufjan isn't "most people," though, so he's keeping busy-- by writing music for trombones and strings. Naturally.Stevens, composer Nico Muhly, and the National member Bryce Dessner have been commissioned by the Dutch concert hall Muziekgebouw Eindhoven to write a song cycle for seven trombones and a string quartet. The resulting music will be performed on April 7, 2012 in the venue. Thanks to Joeri for the tip.

Watch a video interview with Dessner conducted by Muziekgebouw Eindhoven below: