Accents of Thunder
I. When the Dark Clouds Spoke (00:00)*
II. Zealous Breach (07:52)*
III. The Parched, Renewed (11:33)*
*Timecode corresponds with audio recording above.
Audio: Computer realization, Ravel Virtual Studios.
Category: Orchestra, Large Ensemble
Year Composed: 2018-2019 (revised in 2023)
Instrumentation: 3(pic)222 / 4231 / timp.perc(6) – cel – pf – harp / strings
Duration: 18 minutes
Premiere: Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) – 2019.
Awards: The American Prize in Composition, Orchestra, Finalist (2021), 10th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition, 1st Round Winner (2019), ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Honorable Mention (2019), Masterclass with David Lang, Berklee College of Music, Selected Composer (2019).
Press Release: The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of 2019 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
Berklee College of Music, Berklee Blogs: In Prague: Composing for the 21st Century the 10th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition.
Accents of Thunder was my first composition for symphony orchestra. With this three-movement piece, I wanted to explore the dynamic, textural, and rhythmic abilities of each instrument and family of instruments.
For an extended version of the program note, please click here.
Accents of Thunder
I. When the Dark Clouds Spoke (00:00)*
II. Zealous Breach (07:52)*
III. The Parched, Renewed (11:33)*
*Timecode corresponds with audio recording below.
Audio: Computer realization, Ravel Virtual Studios.
Category: Orchestra, Large Ensemble
Year Composed: 2018-2019 (revised in 2023)
Instrumentation: 3(pic)222 / 4231 / timp.perc(6) – cel – pf – harp / strings
Duration: 18 minutes
Premiere: Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) – 2019.
Awards: The American Prize in Composition, Orchestra, Finalist (2021), 10th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition, 1st Round Winner (2019), ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Honorable Mention (2019), Masterclass with David Lang, Berklee College of Music, Selected Composer (2019).
Press Release: The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of 2019 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards.
Berklee College of Music, Berklee Blogs: In Prague: Composing for the 21st Century the 10th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition.
Program Note
Accents of Thunder was my first composition for symphony orchestra. With this three-movement piece, I wanted to explore the dynamic, textural, and rhythmic abilities of each instrument and family of instruments.
For an extended version of the program note, please click here.
