An Island in the Moon (1999) 5'
Orchestra
2fl(2nd=alto fl), 2ob(2nd=eh), 2cl(2nd=bass cl), 2bsn(2nd=double bsn), 2hrn, 2trp, 2trb, cel, 2perc. players, str 43321
Commissioned by The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble
Premiere: June 25, 1999, Willow Place Auditorium, Brooklyn, NY
The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble; Petr Kotik, conductor
An Island in the Moon has two versions. The work was originally begun in a scoring for symphony orchestra. However, the first version to be completed was a chamber orchestra version. This version contains musical identical to that of the original. The chamber orchestra version was prepared for the workshop of the S.E.M. Ensemble. It received its premiere in June 1999. After the performance, I returned to my original idea to score the work for symphony orchestra. It was completed while I was in residence at the Aaron Copland House, as a recipient of the 1998 first Aaron Copland Award.
The title is taken from the prose of William Blake. |
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