Aurora
an orchestral fantasy for young players
for orchestra - 2011, ca 7 minutes
Premiered by the Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra
Recording by the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen orchestra, conducted by Raul Gómez-Rojas:
excerpt 1: Peaceful, Hopeful
excerpt 2: Victorious, Climactic
Instrumentation - Full Orchestra
Pc, 2Fl, 3Ob, 2Cl, BCl, 2Bsn, CBsn. 4Hn, 3Trp, 2Tbn, BTbn, Tuba. Timp, 2Perc, Hp. Strings
Instrumentation can be reduced at the conductor's discretion.
Awards
Northwest Indiana Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Composition Competition Winner.
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Program Note
Aurora is a shamelessly cinematic work for orchestra that was conceived while I was on an overnight flight across the continental United States. Unable to sleep, I stared out my window for hours watching the slow arrival of dawn come up above the clouds - from the faintest glow of the red sky out of the darkness, to the great majesty of the sunrise. This piece is the musical response to that inspiring image. The title Aurora is taken from the poetic meaning of the word, referring to dawn personified as a supernatural, heavenly deity.