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William Bolles-Beaven
Rings: Paths and Passing
PROGRAM NOTE:
Rings: Paths and Passing explores themes of loss, inner-antagonism, and transformation. Grounding this exploration is the movement of sound through the ensemble and a poem by Rainer Marie Rilke: ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen // “I live my life in growing rings.”
WORK INFORMATION:
INSTRUMENTATION:
A. Fl., E. Hn., [1. B. Cl], [1. CBn.], 1.0.1.1, Timp., Perc., Pn., Hp., Strings 1.1.6.1.4
DURATION:
ca. 6'40''
PREMIERE:
April 8th, 2022 by the Manhattan School of Music Composers' Orchestra in Neidorff-Karpati Hall
AWARDS:
Carl Kanter Prize - Second Place
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