- 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
