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