| Suite For Woodwind Quintet by Bruce Stark about 16 minutes, in four movements (score 54 pages) Belle-Kane Publications $24.99 (US) score and parts |
Black Five Woodwind Quintet performs in Tokyo, 2011 |
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I. Serenade, II. Hymn to the Dawn, III. River Song, IV. City Shuffle
Program Notes
In Suite For Woodwind Quintet I hope to offer four movements
of contrasting character that bring out my favorite qualities of
these instruments, and give the players a variety of roles to play.
The minor 3rd motif played by horn in the first movement is like
a recurring mantra, and other motifs and melodies also make appearances throughout the movements.
Briefly, Serenade draws from energetic minimalistic textures, broad melody and jazz-inspired passages, Hymn to the Dawn features the flute and clarinet in gentle, lyrical phrases, River Song, (inspired by Native American cultures) features the oboe singing over an undulating
backdrop, and City Shuffle is a swinging, syncopated jam session.