Jest

Instrumentation: 2222./4.2.0.0./perc/Timp/Strings (alt. vs with low brass & harp)
Duration:                 5 minutes
Year:                         2011 (rev. 2015)

Audio Excerpt

Program Notes

In Jest, a single melody inspired by my cellphone startup tune permeates the work, appearing with different orchestration and passed onto different instrumental groups.

The title Jest is a play on the word “Gesture”, as a repeating four note gesture pops up throughout the work.  This motive was the inspiration behind the piece, and was actually the activation ring tone on my cell phone for a couple of years.  I decided to take this material and incorporate it into a fun work for orchestra.

Performance History

• Mar 27, 2011, Victoria Symphony Orchestra
  Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria, BC, Canada
  Guiseppe Pietraroia conducting

• Apr 19, 2015, Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra
  Bryan Station Hall, Lexington, KY, USA
  Scott Terrell conducting

• Apr 10, 2015, Idaho Falls Youth Symphony
  Civic Auditorium, Idaho Falls, ID, USA
  Darrell Brown conducting

• Mar 15, 2017, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra
  Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, USA
  Dr. Lawrence Sisk conducting

• Mar 19, 2017, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra
  Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL, USA
  Dr. Lawrence Sisk conducting

• Mar 23, 2018, Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra
  Martingrove Collegiate, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
  Oliver Balaburski conducting

• Oct 30, 2020, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
  Centennial Hall, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  Julian Pelicano conducting

Score and Parts

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