Variations on an Unheard Theme

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in five movements Instrumentation: Chamber Orchestra (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, 1 perc., Piano, String Quintet) Completed: February 3, 2009 Commissioned by: Festival Chamber Orchestra, Cornell University Duration: 8 minutes Premiered: April 4, 2009, 8:00pm at Cornell University. Festival Chamber Orchestra, Chris Kim, conductor.

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Audio

the first variation:(Festival Chamber Orchestra of Cornell University, Chris Kim, conductor)

Program Note

Variations on an Unheard Theme is, above all else, relentless. Not in volume, length, or difficulty, but rather in psychology. On the surface, it is a set of five variations which obsessively adhere to the theme of counting (one, two, three...). On a deeper level, these variations represent a search for what has been lost. Five short fragments; satellites orbiting a missing planet.

Performances (1)

April 4, 2009, 8:00 pm (premiere)

Festival Chamber Orchestra of Cornell University, Chris Kim, conductor Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY