Electric Beauty

Instrumentation:

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

Percussion 1: Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 2: Tam-tam, Bass Drum

Subsequent performances:

• New Jersey Youth Symphony; Helen H. Cha-Pyo conducting - February 15, 2026​
• Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra; Ken Selden conducting - February 18, 2026 (preview)
• Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra; Quinn Mason conducting - March 1, 2026
• Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra; Ken Selden conducting - March 15, 2026 (full)
• New Jersey Youth Symphony; Helen H. Cha-Pyo conducting - April 26, 2026​
• Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York; Catherine Birke, conductor - May 9, 2026
• Denver Young Artists Orchestra; Wilbur Lin, conductor - May 10, 2026

Program Notes

Electric Beauty was composed in tribute to Barb Scowcroft and the Utah Youth Orchestra. The piece is in 3 distinct sections, mostly focusing on orchestral texture. The piece maintains an energetic character, and also features a lyrical middle section. The piece is a tribute to the collaborative power of the orchestra, with less emphasis on solos and more on the cohesion of sections.

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