Product Description
Lyric Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano (2007) was commissioned by The Commission Project of Rochester, New
York (Ned Corman, director). The work was brought about through the inspiration of a consortium comprising
Colby Cooman, Chris Gekker, and the Orenunn Trio.
The work is cast in six movements. The spirit behind the work is one of an American travelogue with each
movement taking inspiration, colors, and rhythms from sounds and landscapes throughout America. In many cases,
the inspirations are not single specific places, but types of places that can be found in many locales. They are thus
not labeled specifically, for the spirit of the contemplations is more general.
The overall tone throughout is one of singing lyricism a sense of songs without words pervades much of the
writing. Melodic lyricism takes all sorts of forms in this work, ranging from long-breathed melodies to shorter,
more fragmentary ones.
Red Darkness begins the work with blazing color. Focused repetitions of pitches continue to dissolve into lyrical, yet
tense, interludes.
The Thousand Candles is a passionate meditation on the trumpets opening melody.
Windswept is a brief scherzo and flies by quickly.
Whispering Wings begins slowly and spaciously. A more active middle section interrupts before the opening material
returns, though this time with a bit more momentum.
Towards Light is a vibrant spark of energy with a bit of the spirit of a barn dance.
Let Evening Come takes it title from a poem of American poet Jane Kenyon (194795). A spirit of lyrical acceptance in
the midst of of a vivid landscape pervades this movement, which draws the work to a contemplative, yet affirmative
close.COMPOSER
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