Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type duo Instrumentation trumpet / trompette piano Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lonnie and Lonie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lewis, George E. (b. 1952) Description An account of the resource Black composer George Lewis composed "Lonnie and Lonie" for trumpet and piano. The work received its world premiere on November 24, 2019 by trumpeter Glen Whitehead, pianist Susan Grace, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. The work was commissioned in grand collaboration between UCCS, Colorado College and the Chamber Orchestra of the Spring. <br /><br />As written in the composer's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1137016606688267">program notes provided on Facebook</a>: "This work was inspired by my twin uncles, Lonnie and Lonie Griffith, who as teenagers were frequently tasked with watching over me while my parents were at work on weekends. We would go to horror movies like Mr. Sardonicus, where the director himself calls for a vote on whether the title character should suffer or escape the consequences of his depredations. Later, at the now-defunct Illinois Slag and Ballast Company, where Lonnie and Lonie were supervisors, they got me a job cleaning out railroad cars during a particularly intense Chicago winter. Lonnie and Lonie expressed both complementary and contrasting views of the world, a circumstance that, in line with my general understanding of the important trope of depiction in American music (Ives, Ellington, and Carter, for examples), is perfectly suited to the deployment of the concerto form, which has offered composers the opportunity to enact both agonistic and cooperative dramaturgical experiences of the dialogue among soloist(s) and orchestra. I’d like to provide this small hint to you automobile buffs out there as to which soloist represents “Lonnie” and which “Lonie”: I remember when both were driving “muscle cars”--a Dodge Charger (Lonnie) and an SS396 Chevrolet Chevelle (Lonie). In the concluding double cadenza, the soloists, driving fast and noisily through the narrower streets of Chicago’s Englewood district, head each other off at the pass before the work’s emphatic, but somehow pensive conclusion. This work is dedicated to Lonnie Griffith (1947-) and the memory of Lonie Griffith (1947-2002). I would like to thank Glen Whitehead, Susan Grace, Maestro Thomas Wilson, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs for bringing this project to full fruition." Duration: 12 minutes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived George E. Lewis (Wikipedia), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_E._Lewis">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_E._Lewis</a> George E. Lewis (faculty profile, Columbia University), <a href="https://music.columbia.edu/bios/george-e-lewis">https://music.columbia.edu/bios/george-e-lewis</a> George Lewis, Lonnie and Lonie (Facebook premiere post), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1137016606688267">https://www.facebook.com/events/1137016606688267</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000- Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10-20 minutes 10-20 minutes 2000- duo Lewis, George E. (b. 1952) piano trumpet / trompette