By QuinnMason
Instrumentation
2Flutes(2nddoublespiccolo)
2Oboes
2Clarinets
2Bassoons
4Horns
3Trumpets
3Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
1Percussion:
Tam-tam,Triangle,Susp.Cymbal,BassDrum
Harp
Strings
CommissionedbytheHarmoniaOrchestra
WilliamC.White,musicdirector
Premiere: HarmoniaOrchestra
WilliamWhiteconducting March11,2023 movements: 1. 2.-Scherzo 3.-InMemoriam2020 totalduration25min.
Programnotes
In2020,myfriendandmentorWillWhiteandIhadaconversationaboutafutureworktocreate fortheHarmoniaOrchestra,ofwhichheismusicdirectorandconductorWehadalready mountedasuccessfulcollaborationthatyearwiththepremiereof'AJoyousTrilogy'andwere alreadylookingforwardtothenexttime.IexpressedthatIhadapiecelonginsideofmethatI neededtowrite.Thatpiece?MySymphonyNo.5.
SymphonyNo5istheresultofalonggestationperiod,whichwasspentcomingupwiththe formforthecompositionSetinthreemovements,itisajourneythattakesusthrough contemplation,jubilationandremembrance
Thefirstmovementquietlywondersaboutthejourneyit'sabouttoembarkon,fromthedepths ofatranquilmood.Whilethemusicwantstoexplodeinlyricalemotionthoughout,itismostly subdued,neverleavingtheinward-lookingfeelingitstartedwtih.
Whilethesecondmovementismostlylivelyinnature,theintrosepctivememoriesofthefirst movementneverleftit,asitisintercutwithdynamicoutburstsHere,theinfluenceofJean Sibeliusisapparent
Thethirdmovementisanelegyinmemoryoftheeventoftheyear2020.Itwasthefirstmusic conceivedfortheworkthatsameyear.Itservesasa'inmemoriam'tothosewelost,andthatofa losttimeaswellMostunusally,itfeaturesamournfulduetbetweenpiccoloandtam-tam Althoughtragicinnature,aswebegintotrektowardmorehopefulmusic,itisareminderthat wehavemovedpastthedevestatingtimes-althoughtheyhavenotandwillnothavecompletely leftusTheyremaininmemoryastheyhaveintheprevioustwomovements
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