Michael Daugherty

Inspiré par la vie et des peintures de l'artiste américain Georgia O'Keeffe., / Orchestre / 144 pages / Conducteur

for Concert Band-Winter Dreams (2015) for concert band is Michael Daughertys contemporary musical reflection on the creative world of Iowa artist Grant Wood (1891-1942). Composed in memory of Michaels father Willis Daugherty (1929-2011) the music also reflects onthe years when the composer was growing up in Cedar Rapids Iowa. A lush tapestry of slow moving sonorities unfolds as Winter Dreams evokes the bleak winter scenes of rural Iowa depicted in Grant Woods paintings and lithographs of the 1930s-1940s such as ?January? and ?February.? A haunting melody evokes a cold winter wind whistling ?down in the valley.? If you are looking for a soulful poignant and expressive work to program for your next concert look no further. Winter Dreams is wellsuited for bands at the college high school and community levels.

(1988) Daugherty is one of the most popular and most performed composers by bassoonists today. Bounce was his first work for bassoon and features one of Daugherty's compositional signatures - two like instruments spaced well apart from each other trading contrapuntal material. Bounce alternates magically between slow expressive soulful sections and rhythmic driving funky sections. Duration - ca. 8:30

(1993)Written during a period overlapping the composer's Metropolis Symphony this work is inspired by another foe of Superman Bizarro who is an imperfect copy of Superman created by Lex Luthor's Duplicating Ray.Bizarro inhabits an upsidedown world and revels in the brash energies of rock and big band jazz. Propelled on his course by three rock and roll drummers fast tempi and rhythmic excitement make this a rousing addition toany concert. Duration - ca. 9:30

(1991)Desi is a tribute to the persona of Desi Arnaz (1917-87) who played the Cuban bandleader Ricky Ricardo alongside his wife Lucille Ball in “I Love Lucy ” widely regarded as one of the mostinnovative television comedy shows of the 1950s. Daugherty's first work for winds Desi has been widely performed in America by ensembles ranging from the U.S. Marine Band to the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and abroadby ensembles including the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Netherlands Wind Ensemble and the Zurich Tonhalle-Orchester. Duration - ca. 5:00