All Things Majestic
Item
-
Score title
-
All Things Majestic
-
Composer
-
Jennifer Higdon
-
Program note
-
Having grown up in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains, and having hiked many of our parks, I have come to the conclusion that the National Parks are one of America’s greatest treasures. So when asked by the Grand Teton Music Festival if I would compose a work to commemorate the festival’s 50th anniversary, I jumped at the chance. “All Things Majestic” is a tribute to not only the festival and it’s home, the Tetons, but also to the grandeur and majesty of all of our parks.
In this work, each movement represents a musical postcard: the first, the grandeur of the mountain ranges, with their size and sheer boldness, and the solidity with which they fill the ground and air; the second, the lakes and the exquisite mirrorquality of reflection upon their serene surfaces; the third, the rapid flow, and unpredictability of the rivers and streams…ever-changing and powerful, yet at times, gentle; the final movement pictures the experience of being in the parks, as in a vast cathedral…the beauty of small details such as flowers and plants, within the larger picture of forests and fields…every part contributing to the sheer majesty.
Jennifer Higdon