Two Overtures
2007 | concert band or orchestra | Op. 8
published as set; intended for separate performance
Harbinger
Op. 8 No. 1
duration: 4:00
band: 2.picc.2.ecl.bcl.2.cbn-sx.ax.tx.bx-4.3.2.btb.2euph1-tmp.3perc
orchestra: *322*3/4331/tmp+3/str
Program Note
Harbinger considers in musical terms the classic theme of the stalwart individual as the forbearer of progress. The impetus for this idea came from a George Bernard Shaw quote I came across while work on my first composition for full orchestra. That quote, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man,” brought to mind memories of the other individualist-themed novels I read during my formative teenage years–works and ideas that left a powerful imprint on my psyche and thus my motivations as an artist. I was also thinking of paying homage to my own musical heroes, whom I see as having been harbingers of progress in their own time and place.
band: 2.picc.2.ecl.bcl.2.cbn-sx.ax.tx.bx-4.3.2.btb.2euph1-tmp.3perc
orchestra: *322*3/4331/tmp+3/str
Program Note
Harbinger considers in musical terms the classic theme of the stalwart individual as the forbearer of progress. The impetus for this idea came from a George Bernard Shaw quote I came across while work on my first composition for full orchestra. That quote, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man,” brought to mind memories of the other individualist-themed novels I read during my formative teenage years–works and ideas that left a powerful imprint on my psyche and thus my motivations as an artist. I was also thinking of paying homage to my own musical heroes, whom I see as having been harbingers of progress in their own time and place.
Jaunt
Op. 8 No. 2
duration: 2:00
band: 2.picc.2.ecl.bcl.2.cbn-sx.ax.tx.bx-4.2.2.btb.1-tmp.3perc-pno
orchestra: 2222/4231/tmp+3/str
winner, 2008 Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra Fanfare Composition Competition, Patrick Miles, director
Program Note
Jaunt was composed in January of 2008 for the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra. While not a fanfare in the strictest sense of the word, the piece does share similar qualities in its short length, directness, and sense of jubilance. Jaunt is full of catchy themes, expansive harmonies, and exciting rhythms that take the listener on a short journey “there and back again.”
band: 2.picc.2.ecl.bcl.2.cbn-sx.ax.tx.bx-4.2.2.btb.1-tmp.3perc-pno
orchestra: 2222/4231/tmp+3/str
winner, 2008 Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra Fanfare Composition Competition, Patrick Miles, director
Program Note
Jaunt was composed in January of 2008 for the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra. While not a fanfare in the strictest sense of the word, the piece does share similar qualities in its short length, directness, and sense of jubilance. Jaunt is full of catchy themes, expansive harmonies, and exciting rhythms that take the listener on a short journey “there and back again.”