Dedication: To my friends Elizabeth Crone and Richard Masters
Commissioned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, with support from Elizabeth Crone and Dr. Richard Masters with The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences…
American Indian citizen of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohican Nation, Brent Michael Davids' "Wood That Sings" was composed for solo violin. As written on the composer's website, "Wood That Sings is composed for solo viiolin with scordatura…
This attractive wind quintet won its category in the Newly Published Music competition at the 2019 NFA and it's easy to see why. Unusually it tells a story: one of a country parson visiting a local fair where he encounters all manner of events. The…
Chinese American composer Wayne Lu wrote "XI" in one movement for horn and piano. As indicated on Theodore Front Musical Literature website, the word "Xi" has many meanings in Chiinese, including air, energy, and personal aura. The score is available…
Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. "Yuhwa (Goddess of the Willow Tree)" was composed for Hyorim Kim. As written about "Yuhwa (Goddess of…
In Korean mythology, Yuhwa was the daughter of a River God, tricked into marrying the Sun God. She escaped back to her homeland and gave birth to a son who became the founder and monarch of Korea’s northern kingdom. The symbolic willow tree is…
