Power lines

for chamber wind ensemble, 8-10″ (2021).

About the work:
This work is dedicated to my hometown of Normal, Illinois, where growing up I would spend long car rides gazing up at the power lines dancing across an empty blue landscape. From afar they look delicate, like thin ribbons running along an open sky; but we know that they are filled with power and volatility. Although they are often overlooked in everyday life, power lines are a representation of how vulnerability and strength coexist more often than we may think.

Full instrumentation:
Flute
Oboe
2 Bb Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Bassoon

Horn in F
Bb Trumpet
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba

2 percussion (Vibraphone, Bass Drum, Glockenspiel, Sizzle Cymbal)