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Written by Jesús Santandreu
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 14:29 |
World premiere
ONEIRIC DISCOURSE
composition commissioned by Dr. Matthew George and the University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble
University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, October 23 [2011]
Maestro Matthew George conducting
Jesús Santandreu, guest soloist
Upcoming performances
SORTES DIABOLORUM
Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble at Concert Wright Music Hall
Thursday, October 13 [2011]
Maestro Reed Thomas conducting
Grand Symphonic Winds at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, MN
Saturday, October 15 [2011]
Maestro Matthew George conducting
ESCENES DE SES SALINES
composition commissioned by Banda de Música de Ses Salines in its 25th anniversary celebration
Middle Tennessee State University Symphonic Band at Concert Wright Music Hall.
Thursday, October 13 [2011]
Maestro Craig S. Cornish conducting.
University of St. Thomas Symphonic Band at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN.
Sunday, October 23 [2011]
Maestro Douglas Orzolek conducting
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Last Updated on Friday, 07 October 2011 21:51 |
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Written by Jesús Santandreu
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 14:16 |
 Oneiric Discourse
composition commissioned by Dr. Matthew George and the University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble
world premiere performance
University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, October 23 [2011]
Maestro Matthew George conducting
Jesús Santandreu, guest soloist
A critical appraisal of "Oneiric Discourse"
Generally speaking, this piece, which has its roots in jazz music (at least conceptually, although not in terms of the actual writing, which is wider and more free) is a brilliant score dressed with the most attractive, shining colors. Most of its musical substance and syntax has been assigned to the instrumental ensemble whereas the challenging virtuoso parts, full of wonderful arabesques and long flurries of notes, have mostly been reserved for the saxophone soloist. As a result, the musical content exposed by the soloist runs most of the time parallel to the music of the ensemble, though on a different level. |
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Written by Jesús Santandreu
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 13:55 |
 Escenes de Ses Salines
composition commissioned by Banda de Música de Ses Salines in its 25th anniversary celebration
upcoming performances
Middle Tennessee State University Symphonic Band at Concert Wright Music Hall
Thursday, October 13 [2011]
Maestro Craig S. Cornish conducting
University of St. Thomas Symphonic Band at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, October 23 [2011]
Maestro Douglas Orzolek conducting
Scenes of Ses Salines
Cabrera and the Legend of Hannibal
Dawn is breaking. From the coast of the colony we can clearly see the silhouette of the Island of Cabrera in the half-light of the dawn. The dawn breaks with the glorious Sun pouring Its light onto the Mare Nostrum.
On the horizon we can see majestic ships approaching. They are foreign ships. They create a great expectation because of their beauty. Yet, they also create a big uncertainty among the islanders as they cannot know about the intentions of these new visitors. The ships arrive at port and their crew unloads the cargo in a jovial way. The word spreads like the wind.
It's been a hard day, full of emotions. Night falls and a dome of stars covers the colony. Everybody is now asleep. |
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Written by Jesús Santandreu
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 00:00 |
 Sortes Diabolorum
upcoming performances
Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble at Concert Wright Music Hall.
Thursday, October 13 [2011]
Maestro Reed Thomas conducting
Grand Symphonic Winds at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, MN
Saturday, October 15 [2011]
Maestro Matthew George conducting
Sortes Diabolorum
The Latin word sortes means luck and refers to a way of predicting the future that was commonly used for thousands of years. It consisted in asking a question, choosing any book, opening it at any page and taking a quote from it as the answer. This method was widely used by Arabs, Babylonians, Egyptians, Romans and many more.
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