Portrait in Jade
for symphonic winds & percussion
Portrait in Jade is a theme & variations written for the Wan Quan School in Beijing, China. The school's song is utilized as the main thematic idea. I fragmented this simple, folksong like melody, and used these musical slivers as the basis for building each variation. The result is an exuberant and joyful 8-minute work that reflects my experiences in Beijing during the winter of 2016.
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