“FANFARE ORLANDO” launches Orlando Philharmonic @ Steinmetz!
| The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Brass Band of Central Florida, Eric Jacobsen, Conductor, Gil Shaham, Rimma Bergeron-Langlois, Keith Lay, Composer | |
| March 5, 2022 | |
| 7:30 pm | |
| Orlando, FL | |
| Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts / Steinmetz Hall | |
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Overview
The jubilant two-minute piece was commissioned by Maestro Eric Jacobsen to celebrate the 25th season of the Orlando Philharmonic in 2017.
In February 2022, the Orlando Philharmonic asked me to create an expanded version for their opening March 5th concert in the new world-class Steinmetz Hall, the orchestra’s new home, featuring Gil Shaham as a special guest. To make a real splash, we doubled the size of the brass section to include ten members of the Brass Band of Central Florida, a successful volunteer British Brass Band organization. The ensemble adds 4 cornets, 2 tenor horns, baritone, euphonium, and 3 tubas to the standard brass complement of 3 trumpets, 4 F horns, 3 Trombones and Tuba.
In two minutes, “Fanfare Orlando” presents two themes: first, an uplifting, sophisticated bugle call in counterpoint, and a 3-note figure that imitates the three syllables of the word “Or -lan- do!”. As the work develops, the themes intertwine.