Geminids

Trombone Ensemble + Electronics (2019)

Info:

Commissioned by the Franklin High School Band for the Music For All Chamber Music National Festival

Program Note:

The Geminids is one of the most prominent meteor showers each year. At its peak in mid-December, up to 160 meteors can be seen per hour. I have many memories with this particular shower, staying up late into the night to watch it with friends several times over the years. In this work, we see a single unified figure become broken up and disfigured, just like the 3200 Phaethon asteroid breaking into meteors and burning up in our atmosphere.

Instrumentation:
6 tbn, 2 b tbn, electronics (Max/MSP) - original instrumentation

3 tbn, 1 b tbn, fixed media - ‘simplified tech’ quartet version

Duration: c. 4’