Two Small Pieces

These two miniatures are intended to contrast each other in texture and mood.

Sea Memory evokes images and memories of the Oregon coast on a cold, gloomy day; images that are sullen, gray, and somewhat foreboding. The second movement, Firefight, gives the impression of intense heat and frenetic motion.


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DATE

2007

DURATION

5 minutes

INSTRUMENTATION

Tuba
Piano

MOVEMENTS

I.
Sea Memory
II.
Firefight

PREMIERE

March 7, 2007
Beall Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Michael Grose (tuba), Bryan Anderson (pno.)

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES

May 5, 2013
Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
John Leibensperger (tuba), Bryan Anderson (pno.)

RECORDING

II.
Firefight
Michael Grose (tuba), Jesse Benjamin Jones (pno.)