Outsider (2006)

Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 11 min.
Publishing: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

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Outsider was composed in the early spring of 2006. The title “Outsider” suggests a character that is rough and outside the mainstream, unsheltered and ready to face the forces of nature head-on. This character is captured in music featuring insistent melodic figures articulated in relentless sixteenth notes. One tempo pervades the entire 11-minute work: “not fast, but always with a feeling of surging forward.”

In addition to a large battery of percussion instruments, the instrumentation of “Outsider” calls for piano and harp, which are frequently paired to create unusual articulation mixtures. The trumpet section is divided between trumpets and flugelhorns that provide an additional rich, dark color for the brass section.