The premiere recording of A Soldier's Memory:

Conductor - Hector Guzman
Ensemble - Irving Symphony Orchestra
Composer - Christian James Jesse
Premiere Date - 11/3/2018 @ Irving Arts Center

Program Notes:
After each tour of duty, every soldier has a range of emotions and thoughts racing through his or her head as the make the trip home. A Soldier’s Memory explores a few of those emotions including feelings of heroism, memories of being reunited and PTSD flashbacks. I wanted to share my love and support of our nation’s military by telling a more realistic story rather than an idealized victorious celebration. Coming from a family of many veterans, I am honored to write a piece remembering our nation’s veterans’ stories. A Soldier’s Memory was commissioned by Maestro Hector Guzman for the Irving Symphony Orchestra as part of the SMU-Irving Symphony Orchestra Student Composer-in-Residence program for the 2018-2019 Concert Season. A Soldier’s Memory premiered on November 3rd, 2018 at the Irving Arts Center by the Irving Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Hector Guzman.

Purchase Score Here: https://christianjesse.com/a-soldiers-memory

A Soldier's Memory - November 3rd, 2018 Premiere

Christian J. Jesse (b. 1994) is an composer, arranger and sound engineer that resides in Milwaukee, WI. Christian has a M.M in Music from SMU, where he studied with Dr. Robert Frank & Dr. Kevin Hanlon. Christian received his B.A in Music Compositon and B.M. in Recording Industry from University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. Christian specializes in choral and orchestral work and is working towards a freelance career in Composition, composing for video games, animation, choir, and orchestra. In addition to freelance composing, Christian recently started Jesse Music Company with his wife, Abbigail.