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Lucy

Chamber Brass and Piano

ca. 5'

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A warm brass chorale with piano that offers a lyrical and intimate alternative to the fanfares and showpieces that dominate much of the brass repertoire.

Style
Tender • Intimate • Choral

AT A GLANCE


Selected Performances & Recognition
University of Central Florida
U.S. Coast Guard Band
Colorado State University

What Makes It Unique
Featuring euphonium in a warm and delicate chamber setting, the work offers brass players a lyrical, chorale-inspired alternative to the fanfares and ceremonial works that dominate much of the repertoire.

Musical Influences
Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Morten Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
Renaissance Choral Music

Why I Wrote This Piece
Written to explore the warm, lyrical possibilities of brass ensemble music beyond the fanfares and ceremonial works that dominate much of the repertoire.
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Colorado Musicians

SCORE PREVIEW
Instrumentation
2 Bb Trumpets
2 F Horns
3 Trombones
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano

VIDEOS

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PDF & Print editions available

PROGRAM NOTE

In the beginning of For When We Arrive, the music repeatedly almost reaches a satisfying arrival. However, with each swell, we fall short of our anticipated destination. At measure 45, we seem to give up and restart, trying our luck in a new key.

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