Midnight Dances

Orchestra: 2222 2200 1perc strings

1992, rev. 2010

7 minutes

Performances:

Premiere: Phoenix Symphony
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Nov 7, 1996
Timothy Russell, Conductor

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Columbus, Ohio, Feb 9, 1997
Timothy Russell, Conductor

(The following audio file presents the complete 2010 revised version, realized with sounds from the Vienna Symphonic Library.) — Listen (8.2MB)

Notes: I love Latin American dance rhythms, and I used them throughout Midnight Dances. The overall tone of the work has an touch of sadness, which I leave to individual listeners to interpret as they wish.