Meraki (version for Concert Bad)
Program Notes:
Meraki is a Greek word that roughly translated means “a love for doing something”. It is usually referred to in the context of cooking, making a home, etc., but in this case, I applied it to music-making. I composed this piece for the Triad Area Medical Orchestra, a community orchestra based in Winston-Salem, NC. They are a brilliant group of volunteer musicians who excelled exponentially in their musical skills during my time as assistant conductor, and then music director. I composed this piece to showcase not only their abilities but also their unfiltered enthusiasm for music-making.
This version of the piece is the same music, transposed down a whole step to better fit the concert band setting.
Instrumentation:
- Flute I & II
- Oboe I & II
- Clarinet I-III (in B-flat)
- Bass Clarinet
- Bassoon I & II
- Alto Saxophone I & II
- Tenor Saxophone
- Baritone Saxophone
- Horn I-II
- Trumpet I & II (in B-flat)
- Trombone I-III
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Timpani
- Percussion: Suspended Cymbal, Chimes, Glockenspiel, Crash Cymbals
- Harp (or Piano)
- Double Bass