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Voices Rising wind ensemble (1 picc, 3 fl, 2 ob, 1 EH, 1 Eb cl, 6 Bb cl, 1 bass cl, 1 contrabass cl, 2 bssn, 1 contra bssn, 2 a sax, 1 t sax, 1 bari sax, 4 trpt, 4 hn, 3 tenor trbn, 1 bass trbn, 1 euph, 1 tuba, pn, timp, 5 perc,) 2007 Duration 13’00” Voices Rising is a personal reaction to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the subsequent war. The music is not meant to be programmatic, as it is not my intention is not to depict images of the conflict itself. Instead, the music is an outpouring of my sorrow, frustration, and anger stirred up by the loss of life and a helpless guilt associated with a realization that I, as an individual, am powerless to change the situation. This piece embodies my feelings resulting from this particular war at this particular time. The transition from sorrow to frustration to anger is portrayed by the gradual transformation of a simple, descending lament melody that is present throughout the piece. This melody, which is initially presented in its most serene form by the trumpets at the beginning of the piece, morphs into an increasingly dissonant, angular, and agitated statement by the end. Voices Rising was commissioned by James F. Keene and the University of Illinois Bands and premiered by Roby George and the University of Illinois Wind Symphony on November 20, 2008. Listen to a performance by the University of Illinois Wind Symphony conducted by Roby George. View a score excerpt.http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=249http://www.music.uiuc.edu/facultyBio.php?id=249http://edmartincomposer.com/pdf_scores/voices.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
Abel Ramirez, Joseph Turrin, Roby George, Ed Martin after the 11/20/2008 University of Illinois Wind Symphony on which Voices Rising was premiered.
 
 
 
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