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Sudden Changes

Instrumentation
picc (=fl 3)-2-2-2-bcl-2-dbn; 4-2-3-1; Marimba/Xylophone-Vibraphone-Percussion (=Bass Drum, Crotales, Suspended Cymbal); hp, pft; strings
Year
2017
Duration
14:30
Composed
12/11/2016 - 6/1/2017
Dedication
Michael Tilson Thomas
Commission
San Francisco Symphony

Grinning mischievously from ear to ear, MTT introduced the new work as confirmation of the composer's uncompromising integrity. They have been friends for a very long time. Wuorinen hit his milestone birthday with a relatively accessible work that shimmers, shakes and ingratiates, but retains a characteristic refusal to yield itself too simply. Fun, fast and aptly titled, "Sudden Changes" met expectations and merits future hearings. Philip Campbell, Bay Area Reporter

Sudden Changes

Sudden Changes