Symphony 2

for orchestra (3333,4331,tmp,hp,pno,strings)

(2000) Duration: 21:00

PURCHASE

I. Fanfare Polka II. Clouds in Slow Water (at 7:20) III. Radiant Edge (at 14:05)

about Symphony 2 …

"...this is an exciting piece. The first movement, Fanfare Polka, is full of rollicking carnival sounds and jazzy riffs. The second, Clouds in Slow Water, is, as the title implies, a reflective meditation, but one that billows downward to a blissful inverted peak of introspection. The final movement, Radiant Edge, is an intensely compressed gallop through sharp-edged textures. This ain't your great-great-great- grandad's approach to symphonic music; it's wild, wooly and raucous....great fun..." - Marty Rosen, Louisville Eccentric Observer

"...appealing in its strutting confidence, teasing and playful while emphasizing the sheen of a modern symphonic ensemble....The symphony's central movement boasts some very fine, restrained string writing. This section's title, Clouds in Slow Water, is indeed an apt allusion." - Andrew Adler, Courier- Journal, Louisville