IMAGO DEI
The richly-detailed, darkly-evocative atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem Dreamland was the inspiration for this piece. Each section of the music (there are five, just as there are five stanzas in the poem) reflects my interpretation of moods or events in the poem. Listeners and performers alike are encouraged to read Poe’s work before delving into this piece.
[…] I’m pleased to report that this has been going quite well. The system has worked remarkably well and has proven to be flexible enough to withstand upheavals to the normal routine (snow days, sick days, etc). When last we met, I was finishing up a chart for my drum corps (which I’ve subsequently done a revised draft of; they wanted a phrase added before the coda) and I started and finished a piece for unaccompanied horn. […]
[…] my horn works (Postcards from Tunisia and Dreamland) have found a niche in Australia. I’m told by a colleague (who found my work via LinkedIn) […]
[…] two other vocal settings (How Firm a Foundation and When I Fall in Love, both TTBB), completed an unaccompanied piece for horn, finished a work for concert band, did some arranging for a friend’s recital this past […]
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