BRMS Alumni is a finalist in NJMEA Competition!
Here is what he said about his current piece and a link to hear it.
We wish you the best of luck and are so proud of you!
BRMS Alumni is a finalist in NJMEA Competition!Gavin Tomasco is a finalist in the NJMEA Young Composition Competition. I am very proud that he wrote his first piece for us at BRMS for our Woodwind Honors Ensemble. It was wonderful. We are all so proud of him! Here is what he said about his current piece and a link to hear it. We wish you the best of luck and are so proud of you! "Dawn" is the sixth movement of the choral song cycle Canticum Canticorum. Inspired by a multitude of choral influences, the most significant being Ola Gjeilo, this cycle uses biblical Latin texts from the book Song of Songs, which itself has eight chapters, each mapped to a movement of the cycle. This text speaks of two passionate lovers, and each movement explores a facet of their relationship. "Dawn" draws on the tenth verse of chapter six of Song of Songs (the ninth verse in the Latin text), in which a chorus of observing onlookers are in awe of the beauty of the woman, comparing her to the celestial: the dawn, moon, sun, and stars. As part of the larger song cycle, this movement incorporates motivic elements representing gold (earlier appearing in movements 1 and 5) and beauty (from 1, 2, and 7). A harp accompaniment is used rather than the customary piano to mimic the historical instruments prevalent in biblical times. This piece is being considered as a finalist in the vocal category of the NJMEA Young Composers Competition, with the award ceremony taking place on January 31st, 2021.
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