
To listen while following along with the score, click here: America's 250th │ Brass Quintet │ Dr. Daniel Thrower (youtube.com)
Being a bicentennial baby, born in 1976, my heart has always loved this wonderful nation. In anticipation of the passing of 50 more years, with rousing celebrations sure to be planned and executed in every state of the Union, in every form of entertainment and festivity imaginable, this rousing patriotic composition is my heartfelt contribution.
The work is offered early to allow any performing quintet to acquire the music in plenty of time to work it up for concerts, recitals, ceremonies, and festivities of all kinds throughout the year.
The music itself elicits a wide range of emotions and images from throughout the two and a half centuries of America’s history. In the compositional process, I certainly had my own images circulating through my mind. It is encouraged that the performers tell their own story of America as they perform. If technical means are available, a video presentation to accompany the music would be superb!
America’s 250th, Op. 142, for brass quintet was completed 11 Nov 2023 on Veterans Day in Pearl Harbor, having traveled that day on a plane from Tokyo full of Japanese. Duration: 5:30. Intended for performance during the entire 250th celebratory year in 2026.
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