Caramoor's Summer
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Score title
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Caramoor's Summer
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Composer
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Chen Yi
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Program note
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Commissioned jointly by the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts and the Orchestra of St. Luke's to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Orchestra's founding at the Caramoor International Music Festival in Katonah, and premiered by the Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Peter Oundjian on 7/27/2003, the orchestral work Caramoor's Summer is a lyrical tone poem inspired by the beautiful summer landscape in America, composed for 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani (doubling small bell and tam-tam) and 2 percussionists (I. suspended cymbal, gongs, temple block; II. glockenspiel, triangle and snare drum), harp and strings.
The work is dedicated to Ms. Frances Richard, Vice President and Director of Concert Music Department of ASCAP for her great contribution to the new music field and her consistent support to living composers in America, with the composer's deep admiration and respect.
Chen Yi