"Five Miniatures" by John H. Wallace

"Five Miniatures"
by John H. Wallace (USA)

I. Entrada
II. Nachtmusik I (1:58)
III. Interlude (3:56)
IV. Nachtmusik II (6:03)
V. Finale (7:56)

John H. Wallace, conductor

Kathleen Boyd, flute
Diane Heffner, clarinet
Craig McNutt, percussion
Yukiko Shimazaki, piano
Krista Buckland Reisner, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Mark Simcox, violoncello
Nathan Varga, double bass

Performed live at Boston University's Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
on February 1, 2012

During the ALEA III concert:
"BU Composers Conduct their Own Works".

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This is a live archival recording.

"Five Miniatures" is a mixed octet for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello and bass. The odd-numbered movements, “Entrada,” “Interlude” and “Finale,” form a linear narrative which is interrupted by the even-numbered movements. These interruptions, “Nachtmusik I and II,” provide quiet reflections on the surrounding movements. The work cycles through a series of “proto-chords” of fixed registration which generate all of the harmonic and motivic material. The work was written for ALEA III and is being premièred tonight with the composer conducting.

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