If and When

for full orchestra

Instrumentation:

Piccolo
2 Flute
2 Oboe
2 Clarinet in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
2 Bassoon

4 Horn in F
2 Trumpet in Bb
Trombone
Bass Trombone
Tuba

Percussion: chimes, glockenspiel (one player)

Harp
Piano

Strings

Duration: 6 minutes

The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Delta David Gier, conductor

This piece is about doubt and hope. The “when” music in low strings is harmonically stable, the “if” music in high percussion is harmonically ambiguous, and a declamatory line in the oboe or brass divides or unites the two.

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If and When