Sections:
I. Open Space
II. Fleeting Images
III. Plateau
IV. Descent
Note: All sections are to be played attacca
Program Note:
"Too often, we tend to view things from a singular perspective, convincing ourselves that this one perspective is the only truth. In 2023, I briefly returned to Arizona, the state where I spent much of my childhood, and for the most part, I was dreading my return. I always viewed Arizona as a desolate landscape devoid of any life, everything moving at a slow pace through the intense and sickening heat. However, I surprised myself and instead found that the mountains and cacti that I had taken for granted growing up were beautiful and majestic in their own way. My perspective of what is beautiful in nature had shifted, and I grew to appreciate where I grew up in a different way. The composition "Desert Collection" captures the nature of this shift, taking a series of motifs that are born in a desolate musical landscape and gradually transforming them into a moment of triumph. The motifs remain largely the same, but the context they're in changes everything about how we experience them."
Duration: 10'
Instrumentation: (2222 / 4211 / timp.2perc / hp. / str.)
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in B-flat, 2 Bassoons,
4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, Trombone, Bass Trombone,
Timpani, Percussion (Bass Drum, Chimes, Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-Tam, Vibraphone, Xylophone),
Harp (optional), Strings
Recorded as part of the Butler Symphony Orchestra's 2024 Student Composer Readings
