Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
As the scent of spring rain...
for wind orchestra
(1999)
Duration: 8'
PROFESSIONAL
Commissioned by:
the University of Nevada Las Veas Wind Orchestra, Thomas G. Leslie, conductor
2Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Bsn, 3Clar, BClar, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 3Trpt, 4Hn, 2Trb, BTrb, 2Euph, 2Tba, Cb &/or EBass, Pno, Timp, 4Perc ( Xyl/ Glock/ Vibr/ Mar/ Crot/ 4CowB/ SnDr/ Roto-T/ Tom-T/ BDr/ 5Wood Bl/ SusCym/ Tri/ Guiro/ Maracas/ GlChimes/ Conga)
Parts available for hire.
Score available for sale from OK Feel Good Music.
OK Feel Good is the result of an opportunity to write for the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. The friendship and camaraderie I experienced that summer imposed itself onto my writing—so the work grew into a colorful rhythmic playground, presented with a grin and a wink. In 1999, at the request of Eric Whitacre, I transcribed the work for winds and percussion. My wish is that the original sense of glorified game-show music has been unaltered, and hopefully even amplified.
See also OK Feel Good for chamber group.
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RECENT PERFORMANCES
SUNY Fredonia Wind Symphony, King Concert Hall, SUNY Fredonia, Conductor: Carl Mazzio - Feb 29 2016
Orchestre Régional d’Harmonie de Midi-Pyrénées, Notre Dame de Garaison à Monleon-Magnoac, FRANCE, Mikaël Chamayou, conductor - Jul 30 2012
Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta GA, Scott A. Stewart, conductor - Dec 01 2007
