As the scent of spring rain...
for wind ensemble
(2003)
Duration: 6'
PROFESSIONAL
2Fl, Ob, 3Clar, BClar, CbClar, Bsn, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 3Trpt, 2Hn, 2Trb, BTrb, Euph, Tba, Cb, Harp(Pno), 5Perc (Glock/Vibr/Mar/TubBells/CrystGlass/BowlGong/SusCym/BD/MTree)
Parts available for hire. Score available for sale from OK Feel Good Music, or from Shattinger Music.
As the scent of spring rain... comes from a translation of the evocative first line of a love poem by Israeli poet Leah Goldberg. The poem itself was introduced to me by a good friend of mine a number of years ago, and I have a strong memory of how much the beauty of the original Hebrew and the imagery in her translation touched me. Because of that I deliberately did not work from the poem itself but only from my memory of it, which was so special to me that I didn't want to disturb it with a re-reading which would create a new and different experience. As a result, the harmonic language, structure, and orchestration all aim to conjure the intense juxtaposition of sweetness and sadness which I most remember from the poem.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Mercer Island High School Wind Ensemble, Washington State Music Educators Convention, Capitol Theater, Yakima WA, Parker Bixby, conductor - Feb 12 2010
Texas All-State 5A Concert Band, Texas Music Educators Association Conference, San Antonio TX, Steven D. Davis, conductor - Feb 13 2010
Providence College Symphonic Winds, Smith Center for the Arts, Providence College, Rhode Island, Jennifer Bill, conductor - Apr 25 2010
RECENT PERFORMANCES
Lassiter High School Symphonic Band, Georgia Music Educators Association Conference, The Savannah Civic Center, Alfred Watkins, conductor - Jan 29 2010
43rd Army Band, Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska, Brian Anderson, conductor - Jan 24 2010
Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta GA, Scott A. Stewart, conductor - Oct 19 2009
