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.
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
Program Notes
Premiere: Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA).
Awards: The American Prize in Composition, Orchestra, Finalist (2021), 10th International Antonin Dvorak 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).
Audio Recording: Computer realization, Ravel Virtual Studios.
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 notes, 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.
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).
Awards: The American Prize in Composition, Orchestra, Finalist (2021), 10th International Antonin Dvorak 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).
Audio Recording: Computer realization, Ravel Virtual Studios
Program Notes
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 notes, please click here.