Bright Angel was premiered by Michel Bettez, Richard Ramey,[3] Richard Moore and Henry Skolnick, conducted by the composer, at the Brigham Young University. It was published by the German publisher Accolade (Warngau) in 2009 as Bright Angel für 3 Fagotte und Kontrafagott.[4]
Bright Angel was part of a concert The Proud Bassoon, celebrating William Waterhouse on 16 April 2011 in Wigmore Hall. It was performed by the Bassoon Quartet from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, where William Waterhouse had been a teacher of bassoon and a curator of the instrument collection.[5] The players were James Thomas, Linda Begbie and Stefano Canuti, bassoon, and Jonathan Jones, contrabassoon, led by Canuti who is "International Chair in Bassoon" at the RNCM, and Professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Aragon.[6] The performance was the premiere of Bright Angel in the United Kingdom.[7] The composer's string trioEpitaphium, originally composed for his father's memorial service, was also part of the concert program.[8]
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The composer comments:
The piece tries to reflect a sense of wonder and awe at both the majesty and the brutality of Nature. Some of the contours (or recollections of them) are mirrored in the variously undulating and jagged lines. Also recalled during the composition were the perpetually shifting vistas, as well as the toil of tramping out the dusty trail, stumbling over boulders, cowering during a storm. The musical material is mostly contained within the opening motive, first heard as a solitary voice, before recurring over a wide-spanning accompaniment of arpeggios. The slow, reflective introduction gives way to a faster section, based on an energetic, pulsating rhythm. It is to the tranquil mood of the opening that the work eventually returns, closing on an unresolved chord, to capture the eternity of the Canyon.[1]
After the concert in Wigmore Hall, the reviewer described an arch between a "deep, grumbling opening and ending (rather like Richard Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony)" and the "various moods of the route in an engagingly atmospheric piece".[8]
^. Accolade. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^. Wigmore Hall. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^ "William Waterhouse Celebration / The Proud Bassoon" (PDF). Park Lane Group. 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^(PDF). The Double Reed (Quarterly Journal). IDRS: 34. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
^ abBreckenfield, Nick (18 April 2011). . classicalsource.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
External linksedit
Graham Waterhouse website
Henry Skolnick, Interlochen
January 01, 1970
bright, angel, waterhouse, bright, angel, composition, three, bassoons, contrabassoon, graham, waterhouse, composed, 2008, annual, conference, international, double, reed, society, idrs, bright, angelquartet, bassoons, graham, waterhousebright, angel, trail, g. Bright Angel is a composition for three bassoons and contrabassoon by Graham Waterhouse It was composed in 2008 for the annual conference of the International Double Reed Society IDRS Bright AngelQuartet for Bassoons by Graham WaterhouseBright Angel Trail of the Grand Canyon inspiration for the compositionPeriodcontemporaryComposed2008 2008 Published2009 2009 Warngau AccoladeMovements3Scoring3 bassoonscontrabassoon Contents 1 History 2 Music 3 References 4 External linksHistory editGraham Waterhouse composed Bright Angel for the IDRS Conference 2008 in Provo Utah and chose the theme of the composition to match the setting of the conference He recalls a hike which he took age nine with his father William Waterhouse In 1972 when the bassoonist taught for one year at Indiana University they crossed the Grand Canyon from the North Rim to the South Rim on the North Kaibab Trail and the Bright Angel Trail 1 2 Bright Angel was premiered by Michel Bettez Richard Ramey 3 Richard Moore and Henry Skolnick conducted by the composer at the Brigham Young University It was published by the German publisher Accolade Warngau in 2009 as Bright Angel fur 3 Fagotte und Kontrafagott 4 Bright Angel was part of a concert The Proud Bassoon celebrating William Waterhouse on 16 April 2011 in Wigmore Hall It was performed by the Bassoon Quartet from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where William Waterhouse had been a teacher of bassoon and a curator of the instrument collection 5 The players were James Thomas Linda Begbie and Stefano Canuti bassoon and Jonathan Jones contrabassoon led by Canuti who is International Chair in Bassoon at the RNCM and Professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Aragon 6 The performance was the premiere of Bright Angel in the United Kingdom 7 The composer s string trio Epitaphium originally composed for his father s memorial service was also part of the concert program 8 Music editThe composer comments The piece tries to reflect a sense of wonder and awe at both the majesty and the brutality of Nature Some of the contours or recollections of them are mirrored in the variously undulating and jagged lines Also recalled during the composition were the perpetually shifting vistas as well as the toil of tramping out the dusty trail stumbling over boulders cowering during a storm The musical material is mostly contained within the opening motive first heard as a solitary voice before recurring over a wide spanning accompaniment of arpeggios The slow reflective introduction gives way to a faster section based on an energetic pulsating rhythm It is to the tranquil mood of the opening that the work eventually returns closing on an unresolved chord to capture the eternity of the Canyon 1 After the concert in Wigmore Hall the reviewer described an arch between a deep grumbling opening and ending rather like Richard Strauss s An Alpine Symphony and the various moods of the route in an engagingly atmospheric piece 8 References edit a b Bright Angel Graham Waterhouse 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Bright Angel Sc amp Pts 3BSN CBSN trevcomusic com 2011 Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Richard Ramey bassoon University of Arkansas 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Waterhouse Graham Bright Angel fur 3 Fagotte und Kontrafagott Partitur amp Stimmen Accolade 2011 Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 William Waterhouse Memorial Concert The Proud Bassoon Wigmore Hall 2011 Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 William Waterhouse Celebration The Proud Bassoon PDF Park Lane Group 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 Interesting upcoming performances PDF The Double Reed Quarterly Journal IDRS 34 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 11 May 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 a b Breckenfield Nick 18 April 2011 William Waterhouse Memorial Concert at Wigmore Hall classicalsource com Archived from the original on 12 September 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2011 External links editGraham Waterhouse website Henry Skolnick Interlochen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bright Angel Waterhouse amp oldid 1194760030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
