Symphony No. 3

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Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Oboe 3, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Clarinet in Bb 3, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Bassoon 3, Contrabassoon, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trumpet 3, Tenor Trombone 1, Tenor Trombone 2, Bass Trombone 3, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Harp, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass — Commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony, theSymphony No. 3notes the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into World War I. "The work pulled the listener in with a force similar to what those young Americans of the 1910s may have felt as the United States entered the war, a lulling, quiet, distant beginning, then a sudden, clamorous, inexorable event and its inevitable upheaval." (Libby Hanssen,The Kansas City Star) Especially compelling is the third movement, which uses a baritone voice reading letters home from the young soldiers. Listen to the premiere recording by the Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern conducting, on YouTube.

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