Fantasy for Wind Symphony
Fantasy for Wind Symphony is a lively, tumultuous work composed in early 2007. The piece explores a wide variety of sounds, textures, and dynamics, but always holds fast to a brief, ubiquitous motif. As a result, the melody travels through dense and sparse textures, fast and slow tempos, and tense and relaxed moods. Above all else, the work (like many of my recent works) is intended to engage performers and listeners alike, to be a thrill to play and hear.
The piece received its premiere from the Brown Wind Symphony on April 28, 2007, under my baton. It was performed again by the Wesleyan Wind Ensemble on December 2, 2008.
Fantasy for Wind Symphony was selected as the sole winner of the first annual Bandmaster’s Academic Society of Japan Competition, as well as a finalist in the second international Frank Ticheli Competition. The piece was performed and recorded by the Kawagoe Sohwa Wind Ensemble in Tokyo on February 11, 2010.
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