Overture for Chamber Orchestra (2018)
This overture was premiered at the inaugural concert of the Composers of Oregon Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble I co-founded with fellow composers Susanna Payne-Passmore and Joseph Vranas. It was particularly fun to figure out how to orchestrate Classical figurations for a chamber orchestra’s predominantly one-on-a-part instrumentation. Doubling the solo strings with woodwinds created sweet blended sonorities, while the timpani and brass choir (2 horns, trumpet and trombone) sustained thunderous climaxes. The music expresses a naive, youthful pleasure through long arching melodies, which contrast with vigorous, fiery developmental passages.
Overture for Chamber Orchestra - Full Score