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The Marbled Midnight Mile (2009)

Premiere: November 19th, 2009, Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln Wind Ensemble, Carolyn Barber, cond.

Commissioned by a consortium of high schools and colleges in Nebraska, administered by Phi Beta Mu (complete list below)

NOTE: There are optional extra parts NOT included with the standard set. Download these parts here (PDF, letter-size):

• Eb Alto Clarinet
• Euphonium 1-2 (Treble Clef)

The Marbled Midnight Mile is a companion to my earlier works Dusk and First Light - the three of them together form a loosely-related "night cycle." This newest work is the middle of the cycle, evoking the myriad wandering thoughts that occur in the solitude of night, and the title suggests an extended inner journey through a shifting mental landscape. There is no singular program or "story" to the piece; rather I hope the listener finds his or her own associations and memories from long nights spent in quiet contemplation.

The music makes only modest technical demands of the ensemble, but is a perfect vehicle to expand a young bandÕs musical maturity and sensitivity.

COMMISSIONING CONSORTIUM MEMBERS:

• Aurora High School, Dan Sodomka
• Blair Area Community Band, Joe Chapman
• Class C All-State Band, Stacy Bean
• Class D All-State Band, Stan Johnson
• Doane College, Dr. Jay W. Gilbert
• Douglas County West High School, Randy Garton
• Elkhorn High School, Dr. Michelle Bluford
• Fremont High School, Dr. Brian Anderson
• Gretna High School, Chris Tucker and Alex Wimmer
• Hastings College, Dr. Daniel Laing
• Heartland Community School, Royce Schweitzer
• Lincoln East High School Band, Tom Thorpe and Lance Nielsen
• Loomis High School, Janet Palmer
• Loop City Public Schools, Kyle Knaub
• Millard South High School, Rex Barker
• Nebraska City High School, Greg Olsen and Joel Sunderman
• Nebraska Wesleyan University, Dr. J. Samuel Zitek
• Norfolk High School, John Furrow and Todd Cook
• Omaha Public Schools, Michelle Johnson, Supervisor of Instrumental Music
• Peru State College, Dr. Patrick Fortney
• Platteview High School, Marla Janak and Jerry Layher
• Scott Middle School, Dick Marolf and Jacque Rush
• Shickley High School, Stan Johnson
• University of Nebraska-Kearney, Dr. Neal Schnoor
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dr. Carolyn Barber
• University of Nebraska-Omaha, Dr. James Saker
• Wayne State College, Dr. David Bohnert
• Westside High School, Roger Groth
• Wood River Rural Jr/Sr High School, Erika Wolfe

Orchestra

• Alchemy in Silent Spaces
• Dusk
• Loose Id for Orchestra
• Rise (string orch.)

Band

• Alchemy in Silent Spaces
• Axis Mundi (NEW)
• Bloom
• Concerto for Wind Ensemble
• Dusk
• Ecstatic Waters (NEW)
• First Light
• Interruption Overture
• The Marbled Midnight Mile
• Monkey
• Parody Suite
• - ImPercynations
• - Suite Dreams
• - MetaMarch
• - Chester Leaps In
• Radiant Joy
• RedLine
• Rise
• Stampede
• Wings That Work

Mixed

• A Million Suns at Midnight
  (two versions)