The Webster’s Dictionary definition of the nounbrio reads in part: “Let’s give this celebration the brioit deserves! — vigor, vivacity, gusto, verve, zest,enthusiasm, vitality, dynamism, animation, spirit,energy; informal pep, vim, get-up-and-go.” I care about craft, clarity, and passion. My worksare organic and, at every level, concerned withtransformations and connections. The carefullysculpted musical materials of Brio are agile andenergized, and their flexibility allows a way to braidharmonic, rhythmic, and contrapuntal elements thatare constantly transformed — at times whimsical andlight, at times jazzy, at times layered andreverberating. Across Brio’s 11-minute duration, itunfolds a labyrinth of musical interrelationships andconnections that showcase the musicians of the DesMoines Symphony in a virtuosic display of rhythmicagility, counterpoint, skill, energy, dynamic range,clarity, and majesty. Throughout the kaleidoscopicjourney, the work passes through many lively andcolorful episodes and, via an extended, gradualcrescendo, reaches a full-throttle, sparkling intensity —imagine a coiled spring releasing its energy tocontinuously propel the musical discourse. Vivid,clangorous, brassy, and blazing, Brio culminates inmusic of enthusiastic, intrepid (almost Stravinsky-like)spirits while never losing its sense of dance, caprice,and effervescence
- ISMN: 9790708167013 (M708167013)