World Premiere and Commissioned by American Composers Orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 9, 2015, Conductor George Manahan

Sanctum, for orchestra and recorded sound, explores the sound of improvisation in Holiness-preaching traditions. I draw inspiration from recorded sermons, The Praying Slave Lady by Pastor Shirley Caesar, The Eagle Stirs His Nest by Reverend C. L. Franklin, and Reverend Charles Albert Tindley’s hymn, Stand By Me. Included are the voices of Marlene Pinnock and of activists in Ferguson, Missouri from 2014. Sanctum is my artistic response to recent events of police brutality. By employing techniques of layered repetition, rhythmic intensity, sounds of moaning and whooping, and voices of the past and present, Sanctum invokes solace found in the midst of persecution and tribulation.


Sanctum was commissioned and premiered by American Composers Orchestra with the generous support of The Jerome Foundation and The Peter Heller Fund.

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Sanctum for orchestra and recorded sound

Been too long, gotta upload more. Here's the first in a new series i'm working on.

Day 1

In Slavic mythology, Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning.

Instrumentation:
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb 1 - 3
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Contra Bass Clarinet Eb
Alto Sax 1 and 2
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Bassoon
Trumpet in Bb 1 - 3
Horn in F 1 - 4
Trombone 1 - 3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
 4 Percussion

Perun God Of Thunder And Lightning

Brandon Psenicka

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