Description
Program Notes:
“When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with
much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself,
In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,
Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars.” — Walt Whitman
Year Composed: 2009-2010, arr. 2024
Commissioned by:
- Darrell Brown, Georgia Southern University
- Jermie Arnold, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
- Tom Davoren, Benedictine College
- Stéphane Delley, La Concordia de Fribourg (Fribourg, Switzerland)
- Matthew O. Smith, University of Kansas
Instrumentation:
- Picc.; Fl. 1, 2; Ob. 1, 2; E.H. (ad lib.); Bsn. 1, 2
- Cl. 1, 2, 3 (B♭); B. Cl.; Cb. Cl. (ad lib.)
- A. Sax. 1, 2; T. Sax.; Bar. Sax.
- Tpt. 1, 2, 3 (B♭); Hn. 1, 2, 3, 4 (F); Tbn. 1, 2; B. Tbn.; Euph.; Tba.
- Vc. (ad lib.); D.B.
- Timp., 5 Perc., Hp.. Pno. (ad lib.—in addition to or replacing the harp)
Duration: 10 minutes
Premiere: 21 November 2024 by the GSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, led by Darrell Brown
Performance History: complete performance list
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