Zegiel | Path to Serenity

Evan Zegiel

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Path to Serenity

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for tuba and fixed media (heavy metal band)

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Program Note Path to Serenity is a very special piece from my album, e Human Element. It is a reworked version of a piece by the same name that I wrote when I was thirteen years old. Back then, I didn’t intend to add tuba to the piece, but I did start having ideas about trying to combine my tuba and guitar/bass skills in some kind of project.

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is piece is slightly less programmatic than many of the other works on e Human Element. In the context of the album, it is a loose meditation on our current state of affairs re: conservationism. e piece begins with tranquil, melodic playing in the tuba, accompanied by gentle dyads in the bass guitar. is music, combined with the melodic figures which come later on, aim to depict a general spirit of progress. e “serenity” in the title essentially refers to a future Earth which we have healed and live in harmony with once again.

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On a personal note, this piece is also a tribute to my grandmother, Katherine Zegiel. A few days before I went into the studio to record the tuba solo parts for e Human Element, she passed away aer baling various ailments in her old age. ose recording sessions were made doubly difficult by this loss, and I could not stop thinking about her while recording Path to Serenity. It just seemed like a piece of music she would enjoy and appreciate, as she was a talented musician herself with a beautiful singing voice. In fact, much of my extended family on that side is musical in some way, which is where I believe I got it.

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I know that Grandma Katherine is in a serene place now. Were she still around to hear performances of this piece, I believe she would be proud of the work we tuba players have done to elevate the instrument. Let’s keep it going!

— Evan Zegiel 2024

Instrumentation Solo Tuba Heavy Metal Band* (Rhythm Guitar, Electric Bass, Clean Guitar, Lead Guitar, Drums)

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*A backing track covering the heavy metal band parts is available from the publisher; the work is typically performed in a solo tuba & tape configuration.

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Duration: 3:20 minutes

Copyright © 2024 Evan Zegiel (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a eory Press | www.justatheorypress.com First printing of this edition, March 2024

Path to Serenity for tuba and fixed media (heavy metal band)

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Copyright © 2024 Evan Zegiel (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Just a eory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

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