Outside Suite for String Orchestra
(1998)

Commissioned by:
The Institute for the Environment Through the Arts

Instrumentation:
string orchestra -- appropriate for youth, collegiate, or community ensembles

Duration:
three movement, ca. 10:30

Program Notes

The Outside Suite for String Orchestra offers a musical trek up a mountain trail to the mountain's summit. As the suite begins, The Mountain appears in the distance with imposing, majestic glory. The congenial hike up The Trail is not without skips, jumps, and the occasional climbing challenge. And upon reaching The Summit, the breathtaking view is surpassed only by the wild winds and the thrill of finally reaching the top.

While any one of the movements can be excerpted and presented as a single piece, the complete Outside Suite works well as a three-movement excursion into a spectrum of textures and tempi appropriately crafted for the intermediate to advanced level string orchestra.

The Outside Suite for String Orchestra was commissioned in 1998 by Janie H. Harris, Executive Director of the Institute for the Environment Through the Arts.

To purchase score and string parts (8.8.6.6.6) for $40, please contact me via email.

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