A Fifth Season (2008)

Scored for full orchestra, with prominent parts for marimba and harp.  Written to celebrate the opening of the new Fine Arts Center building, I tried to correlate the sequence of events in the work to a broad history of the Fine Arts Center as I saw it: 1. the founding of the school, accomplished against significant odds; 2. the early years of the small, fledgling school, finding its way and its identity; 3. later struggles to expand, diversify, and survive budget crises; 4. the present occupation of the new facility, a triumph over past challenges; and 5., the future, the Fifth Season. Certainly many other arts organizations and institutions can claim a similar history and hope for the future. About 9:15. $50 for score, parts, demo recording; order here.