Rise (2023)
for Wind Quintet
Movements:
I. Seeds
II. Deep Harmony
III. Spark!
Duration: 15 minutes
Premiere: January 21, 2024, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet, Linton Chamber Music Series, Cincinnati, Ohio
Unfolding as a musical journey through the ongoing struggle for racial justice, the piece offers three movements that reflect on progress, unity, and collective resolve. From the urgent momentum of Seeds to the lyrical yearning of Deep Harmony and the rousing call to action in Spark!, it invites listeners to imagine change—and to take part in it. Commissioned by the Linton Chamber Music Series with the generous support of Ann Santen in honor of her husband Harry Santen’s 95th birthday, it is co-commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Chamber Music Northwest, Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Adelante Winds, the Black Student Union of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Imani Winds, and the New York Wind Quintet.