Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
As the scent of spring rain...
fantasy on a folk tune
(2002)
Duration: 3'
ADVANCED
Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Bsn, 3Clar, BClar, 2ASax, TSax, Bax, 3Trp, 4Hn, 2Trb, B.Trb, Bar, 2Tba, Cb, Timp, Perc1 (Xyl/ Kazoo/ SandBl), Perc2 (Glock/ Kazoo/ SnDr), Perc3 (Mar/ Kazoo/ DrSet/ Siren), Perc4 (Vibr/ Kazoo/ SusCym/ CymPair/ 2CBell), Perc5 (BDr/ Kazoo/ Tamb/ BLyra/ BrDr), +Kazoos
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Uncle Sid bears a family resemblance to a puny nephew, a little ditty born of one long and feverish collegiate night. It was a night of passionate desperation, the fruit of which was a namesake who never quite lived up to his family's unreasonable expectations. His Uncle Sid, however, lives life on a much grander and appropriate scale. Sid is crass, obnoxious, and uncaring of anyone's feelings. Traveling the wedding/bar mitzvah circuit, Sid performs a hora for the horrified crowds. Sure, Sid sounds like fun, but wait till you get to know him. Uncle Sid first reared his ugly head in public on October 10, 2002, introduced by the UNLV Wind Orchestra, with the composer conducting. Sid is dedicated to my brother, with familial understanding.
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RECENT PERFORMANCES
South Lakes High School Band, Clowes Aud., Butler Univ., Indianapolis/Music For All Nat. Concert Band Festival, Grayson Fore, conductor - Mar 16 2012
WIU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Western Illinois University Recital Hall / Macomb, IL, Matt Thomas, conductor - Feb 25 2012
Musikverein Wollbach 1866 e.V., Kandertalhalle, Wollbach GERMANY, Oliver Hauser, conductor - Jan 21 2012
