Adoration, for brass quintet
Instrumentation: brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba)
Year Composed: 2022
Duration: 3’
Originally composed for organ by Florence B. Price
Premiered April 2022
Program Notes:
Adoration (1951) by Florence Price is a piece originally written for organ that I arranged for tuba-euphonium quartet, horn quartet, and brass quintet. This piece features a sweet melody reminiscent of truly adoring something and transports the listener to those fond memories. In the middle, there is a brief section with minor tonality that portrays the conflict that can sometimes occur in love, but the original melody returns as things will almost always resolve in the end.
Adoration, for tuba-euphonium quartet
Instrumentation: tuba euphonium quartet (euphonium 1-2, tuba 1-2)
Year Composed: 2020
Duration: 3’
Originally composed for organ by Florence B. Price
Premiered May 2020 (virtual) by self multi-track video. Premiered October 2020 (live) by Arizona State Graduate Tuba-Euph Quartet.
Program Notes:
Adoration (1951) by Florence Price is a piece originally written for organ that I arranged for tuba-euphonium quartet, horn quartet, and brass quintet. This piece features a sweet melody reminiscent of truly adoring something and transports the listener to those fond memories. In the middle, there is a brief section with minor tonality that portrays the conflict that can sometimes occur in love, but the original melody returns as things will almost always resolve in the end.