by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
2004 – 1 Movement – Duration: 10 minutes
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Minimum orchestra required: 2 fl(picc), 2 ob (EH), 2 cl, 2bsn, 3 trp, 4 hrn, 3 trb, tba, 3 perc, timp, harp, strings
Description: This was originally a ballet score written for Natalie Moffet-Smith. It is a very cool piece of very colorful music.
Score Sheet
by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
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Are All 4th of July And Other Patriotic Concerts Created Equal?
Not necessarily! Whether it’s Independence Day, Veterans’ Day, Memorial Day or just ANY day, a concert of all music is nice, but here’s something a little different to add to the mix… The Bedford Suite.
This 25-minute piece for orchestra and two actors is both patriotic and emotional. It draws on music scored for the award-winning documentary film BEDFORD: THE TOWN THEY LEFT BEHIND and actual love letters exchanged by two characters in the film: a man and wife separated by WWII after their brief 8-day honeymoon. He was one of the very first to land on the beach on D-Day, while she waited desperately for news of his fate at home in the small town of Bedford, Virginia. The music includes rousing battle motifs, romantic waltzes and a majestic main theme. The premiere performance in Washington, DC received both tears and strong praise from audience and orchestra members alike.
Music and dialogue are fully integrated and simple to coordinate within standard rehearsals. The conductor’s score includes cues for the two readers, who are positioned at music stands with microphones.
by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
Duration: 18 min
Minimum orchestra required: 2 fl(picc), 2 ob(EH), 2 cl, 2bsn, 3 trp, 4 hrn, 3 trb, tba, 3 perc, timp, harp, strings
1348 was the worst year of the plague. The population of medieval Europe was nearly cut in half over the course of a few years. There are many strange parallels between the 14th century and our own: a belief that the apocalypse is near, a surge in religious fundamentalism, an unexplained and incurable pestilence. I would just refer the curious to Barbara Tuchman’s brilliant history, A Distant Mirror. Why I felt this was something to write music about is something that will have to remain between my therapist and myself.
Click here to download the score.
by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber
1994 – Duration: 8 min
Minimum orchestra required: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bs, 2 trp, 2 hrn, 2 trb, tb, 2 perc, timp, strings
Description: A charming small work for a chamber orchestra.
Stream the music:
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2005 – 1 Movement – Duration: 3 minutes
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Minimum orchestra required: 2 fl (picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, bsn, 3 trp, 4 hrn, 3 trb, tba, 3 perc, timp, harp, strings
Description: A miniature that would be a beautiful encore. I would love to have someone play this piece again. (It has only been played once)
