- Orchestra
- Winds
- 1861
- 3 O’Clock Mix
- Across the groaning continent
- As the scent of spring rain...
- Avenue X
- Blow It Up, Start Again
- Chunk
- Climbing Parnassus
- Concertino
- De Profundis
- Moon by Night
- My Hands Are a City
- Novel Romance
- OK Feel Good
- Pi‘ilani and Ko‘olau
- Single
- Sowing Useful Truths
- Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
- Tender Hearts
- The Americans
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Uncle Sid
- Chamber
- Solo
- Vocal
- Arrangements
Blow It Up, Start Again
for orchestra
Year
2011Duration
04:00Level
ProfessionalPerusal Score
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If the system isn’t working anymore, then do what Guy Fawkes tried and go anarchist: Blow it all up, and start again.
Genres: Orchestra
Subgenres: Large Ensemble
Instrumentation
3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, Timp, 3Perc, Hp, Pno, Strings
Commissioned by
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras – Allen Tinkham, Music Director
Premiered
Previewed December 15, 2011, Chicago, Illinois
Premiered May 13, 2012, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois
Press
“riotously funky” — Chicago Tribune
Recent Performances
- April 13, 2024 - Kingston Symphony Orchestra at Kingston Grand Theatre. Conducted by Evan Mitchell.
- March 28, 2023 - Mira Mesa High School Symphony Orchestra at Chicago Symphony Center. Conducted by Matthew Mulvaney & Jeanne Christensen.
- November 7, 2021 - Oregon East Symphony at Vert Auditorium, Pendleton, OR. Conducted by Dr. Beau Benson.