Russian embroidery for two titan composers featured on the program of the USConcert orchestra.
The subject of Russia is of course a sensitive and tough subject to invoke in this day and age. Alas, such was my task to design the promotional material for a concert series featuring only Russian composers. Luckily, the world has moved on from condemning every and all notion of Russian heritage – after all, especially Shostakovich was famously critical of the Russian regimes in his lifetime. Music, especially that written by people that have no ties to the current situation involving Russia, should sound freely. And so too, I figured, should other cultural Russian heritage be able to exist outside of contemporary constraints. Hence, my choice for embroidery inspired by historic Russian garments to combine the roots of the music on the program and the beautiful contrast between the two composers.
