wind ensemble

A composition for wind ensemble that explores the phenomenon of the solar corona.  Can be performed with projections of solar images.

Movement I. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the
beginning and the end.” (Revelation 22:13).
Interlude 1 “Ma fin est mon commencement (“My end is my beginning”)”
Movement II.“I am the door of the sheep..I am the good shepherd..”(John
10: 7-17) “Ma fin est mon commencement”
Interlude II. “I have other sheep that are not of this fold.”
Movement III. “Do not fear, only believe.” (Mark 5:36)
Interlude III. “Fare thee well and fare thee forward, Traveler!”
Movement IV. The Crystal Fountain

There are four movements, with an interlude between each. As a nod to Jerome Reed’s extensive chamber music performances, these
interludes feature various individual players from the ensemble, gathered around the keyboard.

The Other Side of Time was written for the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble at the request of its director, Charles Peltz. It is scored for 25 wind instruments, timpani, and 4 percussionists. After a brooding beginning, each of its contiguous sections develops at a different but related tempo, often moving within from lyrical lines to dramatic outbursts. The final section, at the original tempo, recalls the material of the opening and its anxious percussion activity. While the piece is meant to reflect some kind of spiritual journey, the title is actually taken from a book by paleontologist/geologist Robert Titus on the origins of the Catskill Mountains in New York State.

Commissioned by the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet