Description
“Awakening” is a concerto for two trombones (tenor trombones in this version) and orchestra. This work was generously commissioned by Joseph Awad and it is dedicated to three icons within the world of trombone: Ian Bousfield, James Markey and Jeremy Wilson.
Year of composition
2022
Movements
I. Blindness (en español Ceguera)
II. In Pursuit of Light (en español En busca de la Luz)
III. Freedom (en español Libertad)
Orchestration
- Two solo tenor trombone parts (there is another product for the bass/tenor version).
Orchestral needs:
Woodwinds (3 (I.Piccolo), 3 (III. E.H), 2, 3 (III. C.Bsn.)); Brass (4, 3, 3 (III. Bs. Tbn), 1), Strings, Harp.
Percussion (5 parts):
- Timpani
- Percussion I (cymbal, suspended cymbal).
- Percussion II (snare drum, triangle, bas drum, tubular bells, tambourine, sleigh bell).
- Percussion III (glockenspiel, wind chimes, triangle).
- Percussion IV (vibraphone, gong, bass drum, tubular bells, xylophone, castanets).
Duration
20’
Additional information of Awakening
This piece is inspired by Nobel Prize Jose Saramago’s novel Blindness (in spanish “Ensayo sobre la ceguera”). There are many philosophical implications in this book that I am trying to reflect in this piece, among which prevails the concept of freedom.
