A Joyous Trilogy

2019

Orchestral

Details

Instrumentation:

2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, 3 Percussion, Harp and Strings

Program Notes

For 'A Joyous Trilogy', the composer writes that he “wanted to create a composition that was the very embodiment of happiness and cheerfulness, an accessible work that would put any listener in a good mood. The first movement, ‘Running’ is so called because of its always-moving and seemingly never-waning energy that keeps going and going. The second, ‘Reflection,’ is a gentle and introspective meditation featuring a solo trombone. The third, ’Renewal,’ picks the energy back up, but a little more spirited and zestful this time, and keeps it going to the very end, complete with dynamic and vibrant interplay between all the orchestral sections.

Quinn Mason has dedicated this work to “Will White, a friend and mentor for many years now, and one of the most joyous people I know!”

-Jeff Eldridge (Principal Bassoon, Harmonia Orchestra)

First movement

Complete

Subsequent performances:

Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI; John Axelrod conducting - June 17, 2021 (European Premiere)
Marquette Symphony Orchestra; Octavio Más-Arocas conducting - June 19, 2021
University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Kiesler conducting (1st mov. only) - September 17, 2021
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Conner Gray Covington conducting - September 30, 2021
Memphis Symphony Orchestra; Robert Moody conducting - October 9/10, 2021
Mansfield Symphony Orchestra; Katherine Kilburn conducting - October 23, 2021
Omaha Area Youth Symphony Orchestra; Aviva Segall conducting - November 14, 2021 (1st/2nd movs. only)
Mesquite Symphony Orchestra; Felix Torres conducting - February 20, 2022 (Texas premiere)
Amarillo Symphony; Conner Gray Covington conducting - March 25/26, 2022
South Bend Symphony Orchestra; Alastair Willis conducting - April 2, 2022
Houston Ballet Orchestra; Ermanno Florio and Quinn Mason conducting - June 2-12, 2022
Vermont Symphony Orchestra; Julian Pellicano conducting - July 1-10, 2022
Minnesota Orchestra; Caleb Young conducting - July 24, 2022 (1st mov. only)
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra; Tania Miller conducting - October 15, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra; David Alan Miller conducting - November 4-6, 2022
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra; Jerry Hou conducting - December 2, 2022 (1st mov. only)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Fernanda Lastra conducting - March 8, 2023 (1st mov. only)
Hartt Orchestra; Chris Ramos conducting - March 24, 2023 (3rd mov. only)
New Haven Symphony Orchestra; Alasdair Neale conducting - May 12, 2023/June 10, 2023
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Maurice Cohn conducting - May 29, 2023 (3rd mov. only)
Sewanee Music Festival Cumberland Orchestra; Tiffany Lu conducting - July 7, 2023
National Repertory Orchestra; Tania Miller conducting - July 15, 2023
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Zimmerman conducting - September 23/24, 2023 (1st mov. only)
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern conducting - October 27-29, 2023
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra; Elizabeth Schulze conducting - November 4, 2023 (Alaskan premiere)
The Syracuse Orchestra; Quinn Mason conducting - November 18, 2023
Staten Island Philharmonic Orchestra; David Leibowitz conducting - November 19, 2023
The Gainesville Orchestra; Evans Haile conducting - February 2, 2024 (1st mov. only)
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; Vinay Parameswaran conducting - March 14/15, 2024
Lexington Symphony; Jonathan McPhee conducting - March 16, 2024
Orchestra Lumos; Michael Stern conducting - May 4/5, 2024
Kansas City Symphony; Michael Stern conducting - May 26, 2024 (3rd mov. only)
Sun Valley Music Festival Orchestra; Alasdair Neale conducting - August 14, 2024
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra; Conner Gray Covington conducting - September 13, 2024
Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra; Charles Latshaw conducting - October 12/13, 2024
TMEA All-State Sinfonietta Orchestra; Dr. Rachel Waddell conducting - February 15, 2025 (1st mov. only)
Maryland Symphony Orchestra; Elizabeth Schulze conducting - May 31/June 1, 2025
Harmonia Orchestra; Will White conducting - October 4, 2025 (5th anniversary performance)
Oklahoma City University Symphony Orchestra; Dr. Clif Evans conducting - November 5, 2025
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra; Maurice Cohn conducting - November 18-20, 2025 (1st mov. only)
PMEA District 10 Orchestra; John Kilkenny conductor - January 24, 2026
Elgin Symphony Orchestra; Chad Goodman, conductor - April 11/12, 2026
Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra; Dr. Denise Grant, conductor - May 2, 2026 (Canadian Premiere)