Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
As the scent of spring rain...
a hymn fantasia for concert band
(2004)
Duration: 5'
INTERMEDIATE
Commissioned by:
Center High School of Kansas City, Missouri, Amy M. Knopps, director
2Fl, Ob, 3Clar, BClar, Bsn(opt.), 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 3Trpt, 2Hn, 3Trb, Bar, Tba, Timp, 5Perc (Glock/ Vibr/ Mar/ TubBells/ Crot/ 3Trgls/ SusCym/ Piatti/ SD/ BD/ MTree)
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1861 is a lyric hymn-fantasia for concert band, accessible to all levels of high school ensembles, and based on the beautiful 19th-century Anglican Hymn Lead Me, Lord (written in 1861 by Charles Sebastian Wesley). I was very attracted to that work's gorgeous line above biting harmonies and striking counterpoint, so the hymn itself provides the work's pillars: first presented soloistically, then with dramatic full-band tutti, and finally through evocative humming—all framed by choral textures and colorful improvisitory accompaniment. The work is dedicated to the commissioner, Amy M. Knopps and Center High School of Kansas City, Missouri.
World premiere March 22, 2004
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RECENT PERFORMANCES
Athens High School Symphonic Band, Athens High School Auditorium / Athens, Ohio , Aaron Backes, Conductor - Mar 05 2013
William S. Hart Union High School District Honor Band, William S. Hart HS Auditorium, Newhall, CA, Dr. Mitchell J. Fennell, conductor {Cal State Fullerton) - Mar 02 2013
Augustana College/Arrowhead HS Band, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, Brookfield, WI, Jake Polancich, conductor - Feb 18 2013
