Iridescence (Open Consortium)

for euphonium and orchestra

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Consortium Info

Please consider joining the consortium for the completion of Iridescence, led by euphonium artist and pedagogue Dr. Gail Robertson.

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About the Work

Below are excerpts from the three principal sections of the concerto.  My intention is to expand these three sections to complete the concerto.  The finished composition will be somewhere between ten and twenty minutes in duration.

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Why did I choose “Iridescence” as the title?  I began the concerto by composing the third section, which is slow, dreamy and chock-full of a vast array of tonal colors, including some rather unusual ones (such as the tam tam being scraped with a drumstick or superball).  Iridescence is defined as "a phenomenon where colors appear to change as the angle of view or illumination changes," and this work captures elements of that kaleidoscopic variety.

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The concerto is conceived as a solo for euphonium and a standard orchestra, with a reduction for piano and percussion. When these are finished I will be making a version for solo euphonium and band.

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About Composer Micah Levy

Micah Levy (b. 1953) is an American composer, conductor, and hornist. His music has been performed by the Dallas, San Diego, Utah, Fort Worth and Hartford Symphonies, as well as concert bands of Michigan State University, Fort Sam’s Own Army Band, Cal State University Fullerton, and the Alabama Materiel Army Band. Levy lives with his wife in Edgewater, Maryland.

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About Consortium Lead Gail Robertson

Dr. Gail Robertson has a distinguished reputation as a euphonium artist, teacher, and clinician. She has garnered worldwide attention for her leadership, work as a composer/arranger, and her musical talent. Robertson serves as Associate Professor of Tuba-Euphonium at the University of Central Arkansas. She is the Past President of the International Tuba Euphonium Association and the International Women’s Brass Conference. Additionally, she is a member of the world-famous Brass Band of Battle Creek. Gail performed for ten years with the Tubafours at Walt Disney World. Robertson’s euphonium of choice is a Willson 2950TA, and she plays a bronze Warburton/Robertson mouthpiece.

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