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Performer / Ensemble
Sarah N. Dunbar (Soprano Saxophone), Ruth Morrow (Piano)
Date of Publication
3-26-2021
Document Type
Composition
Abstract / Program Notes
As the title suggests, this composition explores lydian sororities. The sharped 4ths give a lustrous gleam to harmonies with soaring expressive melodies overhead. And while the portrait is an etude of expression, there is a feeling of melancholic dread that casts a shade of grey upon the canvas. The portrait begins with a horn call with “Wilde” intervals that illustrate expansive reach. The call is echoed at the end and played “lontano” or “in the distance” as picture fades away and its lustre turns to grey…
Biography
Geraci has been the Head of Music Theory at Mississippi State University, Music Department Chair at Saint Joseph’s College, and currently he is the Chair of Music Theory at Midwestern State University. He has presented both music theory lectures and musical compositions at CMS events. In addition to working in academia, he has been involved with music working for Carnival and Holland America Cruise Lines and Sweetwater Sound. He has written and produced music for Road Pictures, Winged Tiger Media, The Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, and The Howard Stern Show. His operas The Cask of Amontillado and ROBOTS have enjoyed professional productions outside of academia. They have garnered accolades in the press, have been the recipients of several grants. Outside of the realm of music, he is a fencing master and an airplane pilot.
Dr. Sarah N. Dunbar is the Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX, where she currently teaches applied woodwinds lessons, woodwind instruments class, and music theory. She has previously held positions at Tarrant Country College and the University of North Texas. As a winner of the 2018 American Protégé International Concerto Competition, Dr. Dunbar gave her Carnegie Hall debut in May 2018. She won First Prize in the 2018 "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition, awarding her a second solo recital performance at Carnegie Hall in November 2018. Dr. Dunbar was most recently named the First Prize Winner of the North International Music Competition, based out of Stockholm, Sweden.
Dr. Morrow is a consummate solo performer and collaborative pianist, giving numerous concerts annually in the Americas and abroad. With a background spanning most musical styles, she is equally at home with the music of living composers as that of the established masters. She gives master classes and lectures on topics from ragtime to movement in addition to performing, and enjoys working with students to make them more at ease onstage. Gisborne, New Zealand, and the island of Grenada, West Indies, have hosted Dr. Morrow for week-long residencies including performances, master classes, festivals, and workshops. In addition to her numerous musical endeavors, Dr. Morrow is an avid marathon and half-marathon runner. She has finished a marathon in all 50 states and on all seven continents and plans to do the same with half marathons.
Keywords
lydian sororities, Soprano saxophone, piano
Description
Duration: 4:30. Instrumentation: Soprano Saxophone and Piano. Date of Composition: 2020.
A Portrait of Lydian Grey
As the title suggests, this composition explores lydian sororities. The sharped 4ths give a lustrous gleam to harmonies with soaring expressive melodies overhead. And while the portrait is an etude of expression, there is a feeling of melancholic dread that casts a shade of grey upon the canvas. The portrait begins with a horn call with “Wilde” intervals that illustrate expansive reach. The call is echoed at the end and played “lontano” or “in the distance” as picture fades away and its lustre turns to grey…