Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
As the scent of spring rain...
for band and optional chorus
(2001)
Duration: 4'
INTERMEDIATE
Winner of the 2003 NBA/Merrill Jones Memorial Young Band Composition Award
Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Bsn, EbClar, 3Clar, BClar, 2ASax, TSax, Bax, 2Trp, 4Hn, 2Trb, Bar, 2Tba, Cb, Timp, Perc1 (Glock/ 'C'Gong), Perc2 (Vibr/ SusCym/ WChim), Perc3 (Mar/ BDr), Perc4 (Crot/ TubBells/ Tri)
Published by Wingert-Jones.
Moon by Night is a modular work, as it is performable as a work for band and chorus, band alone, chorus and piano, or chorus a cappella. The text is the King James translation of Psalm 121, and the title is an image directly quoted from the psalm. The theme of the work is not sacred, however---it should be more like a hymn-like tone poem; a simple, straightforward chorale with long unending lines, where the text serves only to create an evocative mood. Moon by Night was premiered by the Sterling Municipal Symphony Band in Sterling, IL, on June 27, 2001, with Eric Whitacre conducting.
See also Moon By Night for SATB chorus.
An errata list is available to correct early editions of this work.
Download program note.
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RECENT PERFORMANCES
SUNY Fredonia Wind Symphony, King Concert Hall, SUNY Fredonia, Conductor: Carl Mazzio - Feb 29 2016
Eastern Illinois University Concert Band, Dvorak Concert Hall in the Dounda Fine Arts Building, Eastern Illinois Universit, Conductor: Dr. Corey Francis - Mar 02 2014
Montgomery County, MD 2014 Senior Honors Band, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, Dr. Emily Threinen conductor - Feb 08 2014
