FIRST-FRUITS - A SYMPHONIC PRELUDE
for symphony orchestra
Duration:
12 minutes
Instrumentation:
3 flutes (3rd doubles piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubles English horn); 3 clarinets (3rd doubles bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubles contrabassoon); 4 horns; 3 trumpets, 3 trombones; tuba; harp; piano / celeste; timpani; percussion (3) and strings
Year Composed:
1997
Premiere Performance:
8 December 1999
Boston, MA, USA
New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hoenich, conductor
Program Notes:
First-Fruits is my first composition for full orchestra, hence its name.The work focuses on the frequent transformation of orchestral textures as well as on constant alteration of colors.
symphonic prelude | symphonic music | orchestral music