INSTRUMENTATION
Brass Choir | 4 hn. 3 trp. 3 trb (bass). tb. timp. 1 per.
DIFFICULTY
Hard
AWARDS
Winner of the 2016 Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition
DURATION
ca. 4 minutes
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NOTES
To The Stars takes the listener on a celestial voyage. It is a piece which embodies the grandeur and excitement of the vast unknown.
This piece was inspired by my first sighting of a shooting star. As I was looking out the window of my bedroom one evening, I saw a star zip across the night sky. Although the star was visible for only a quick second, within that moment, I felt time stop. I was enlightened and full of wonder; where has the star been? Where was it going? In awe of the shooting star I realized how fast moments in our lives pass by, but at the same time each, second of every moment lies an eternity of adventure, excitement, love, and happiness.
There is something magical about space, something ... unreal. It provides so many questions without giving any answers yet, the answers are there. All we must do, is look To The Stars.
PROGRAM
LISTEN
PERFORMANCES
2017.09.28 | Michigan State University Wind Ensemble, Kevin Sedatole, conductor
2017.09.28 | Wharton Center for Performing Arts, Cobb Great Hall
2016.09.13 | Stephen F. Austin State University Brass Choir, Fred J. Allen, conductor,
2016.09.13 | Meyerson Symphony Center (Premier Performance)