This is a midi file recording of Bossy Nova. Nice Bossa Nova groove, optional open section for soloists! Also, optional shaker or light bongos would be nice in this. Based on the chord changes to Blue Bossa (with a bridge). Written by Russell Peterson, this piece is for soprano sax (or oboe) and string quartet. I am also grateful to Star for sharing his culture and his personal stories.įor soprano saxophone (or oboe) and string quartet. I am thankful to the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony and the Plains Art Museum for making this collaboration possible. The pensive mood turns heroic with the brass section entering and the piece ends uplifting and positive.
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The movement begins with the full string section playing rather somber, intense music. From out of a very troubled past he's reaching for a star success, a new life (thanks to a grant from the Smithsonian Institution). This drawing seems very significant to Star, as it represents a new beginning in his life. As the piece builds to a climax with the fight, the Thunder Boys, the Native American drum group from the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe, enters the stage and performs a short work, ending this movement.Ī time. This movement evokes my understanding of the sounds at a powwow, where the alto saxophone is the leader and the rest of the orchestra answers the chant. This drawing depicts a fight between two evil spirits. To me, the loss of his arms signifies the loss of something deeper: his culture? his land? his family?Ĭannible man. The movement explores the dark and distant look on the man's face in the drawing, as well as his contemplation and rage. It begins with our principal flutist playing a traditional, wooden, Native American flute. The first movement is based on the work Unknown The piece is based on three of Star's drawings. I would score it for full orchestra: with two flutes, both doubling on piccolo two oboes, with the second doubling on English horn two B flat clarinets one bass clarinet one alto saxophone three bassoons, with the third doubling on contra four French horns two trumpets three trombones one tuba timpani and four percussionists—all playing a variety of instruments, harp, and strings. I decided to name my symphonic work after Star's exhibition Between Two Cultures. After a few minutes of talking with Star and seeing his work I knew what I was going to do with the Symphony's piece. He showed me several pieces that would be in the exhibition. Initially, Star had reservations about how the orchestra and music might reconcile with his art, but as we worked together, the realm of possibilities opened up, and we both gained enthusiasm for the project. As I have worked with him, it has been a real thrill to study his work and get a glimpse into the variety of cultures that have shaped his life. When the Plains Art Museum and the FM Symphony decided to make a collaborative evening of art and music, I was introduced to Star. I was commissioned by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony to compose a work for the 2005/06 season-opening concert. This is a live performance with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Rubenstein conductor, on 9-25-05. the Cannibal Manīetween Two Cultures III - Once Upon A Time Listen: Between Two Cultures I - Unknown Territoriesīetween Two Cultures II - Windego Vs. The piece also features a wooden, native American flute through out the work (optional flute or alto flute). The piece has an optional native American drum group cadenza at the end of the second mvt. This piece is based on 3 drawings by Fargo based artist Star Wollowing Bull. Three movement work running about 22 min. Live 2007 performance with the Concordia College Faculty Wind Quintetįargo-Moorhead Symphony in 2005 for their season opener. Half way through, I walk off stage and grab my tenor and finish it out. I like to do this with our faculty wind quintet. Strings parts are very rhythmic and within a good high school string sections ability. This piece is about 5 min long and features the harp (but it's not a true concerto). High School Orchestra, Ill, Clark Sheldon, director. Rekkenze Brass Quintet and trumpet soloist James Thompson for the Frankenwald Brass Week and Festival, Germany, August 8, 2009 Russell Peterson - saxophonist and bassoonist - BIOĪll pieces below are available from Russ Peterson, please contact him for information on obtaining any piece listed.