Night Rivers

Description

Flute 1, Flute 2, Flute 3, Piccolo, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trumpet in C 1, Trumpet in C 2, Trumpet in C 3, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Trombone 3, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion 1, Vibraphone, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tom-tom, Timbales, Percussion 2, Glockenspiel, Crotales, Suspended Cymbal, Percussion 3, Marimba, Xylophone, Triangle, Tam-Tam, Suspended Cymbal, Harp, Piano, Celesta, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass — With influences of Mahler's construct and Walt Whitman's poems, Night Rivers takes its title from Whitman, and the first seven bars inform much of the following one-movement symphony. The fluid score is one of movement and repose, and impressive enough to have Fanfare's Stephen Ellis submit a "Hall of Fame Review" for only the second time. "I can't be more direct: Night Rivers?