Works for Band
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Dancing Galaxy, for band (2004)
PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO
Premiered by the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank Battisti, conductor, on 11 November 2004
3+pic.2+ca.4(Ebcl,bcl,cbcl).4ssx.2asx.2barsx.2+cbn/4.3Ctpt.2+btbn.1/hp/pf[cel]/3perc/4db
Duration 9 minutes
Magneticfireflies, for high school band (2001)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO
Commissioned by a consortium of twenty-five high school bands
Premiered at Lakota West High School, Gregory L. Snyder conducting, in West Chester, Ohio, on 17 December 2001
2+pic.2.3+bcl.asx+tsx.1/4.3.3(btbn).1/4 perc./1 timpani/7 additional musicians play
high pitched metallic percussion at conclusion
Duration 8 minutes
Ring, Flourish, Blaze!, a fanfare for 16 winds and brass (2000)PROGRAM NOTESAUDIO
3 piccolos, 3 piccolo trumpets in Bb, 3 trumpets in C, 4 horns in F, 3 trombones
Commissioned by Dr. Bernard Dobroski, Dean of the School of Music, Northwestern University, for the school's sesquicentennial, and premiered by Northwestern University
Duration 100 seconds
THESE TWO WORKS REQUIRE ONLY 4 STRING PLAYERS AND THUS ARE POSSIBLE FOR PERFORMANCES BY WIND ENSEMBLES WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A STRING QUARTET:
In My Sky at Twilight, for solo soprano and chamber orchestra (2002)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTES
Premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, December 1, 2002
Pierre Boulez, conducting
solo soprano, piccolo, 1220/2200/2 percussion/2 piano (celesta)/harp/str.11110
Duration 20 minutes
Premiered by the Southern Methodist University Wind Ensemble, Dallas, Texas, March 2004
Greg Heustis, horn
David Robertson conducting
Solo Horn, Picc,.1/220/2200/2 Perc./2 Piano (celesta)/Harp/Str.11110
Duration 13 minutes
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