Man Expanding (1999)
for orchestra (3.2.3.3 4.3.3.1 3perc harp pno/cel strings)
10:00
$15 USD
10:00
$15 USD
Notes
Inspired by Jim Whelden's evocative poem about the Universe, MAN EXPANDING is a brief orchestral tone poem filled with lush color and big harmonies.
MAN EXPANDING
The sun, my smiling face,
sees the burnished side of things.
The moon, me in my dreaming,
sets aside cavils...
My own celestial handsomely blue body
creamy with cloudy dew
bathes daily among bubbly stars.
I love most my body's
warping out sparkling ebony.
Jim Whelden
text reprinted and used with permission
Premiered April 20, 2001 Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Noe, Conductor
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