KC Calling by Daniel Morel

Composed by Robert Schumann

Arranged by Jennifer Oliverio

Songs for Two

Hochlanders Abscheid

Excerpt for "L'Italiana in Algeri" by Gioacchino Rossini

Arranged by Jennifer Oliverio

Ah Come Il Cor Di Giublio

Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns

Arranged by Jennifer Oliverio

La Brise

Premiere performance on March 3, 2019, by the Fort Hays Symphonic Winds, directed by Peter Lillpopp.

The Flint Hills is a region of Eastern Kansas and Central Oklahoma dominated by tall-grass prairies and rolling hillsides. These hills are part of an ancient geologic formation that has since eroded, leaving a layer of flint that speckles the ground. This formation, laid down in the Permian Era, is visible in cutaways that expose layer upon layer of limestone and shale. In Flint Shards, woodwind textures create stratified patterns that match these layered patterns. These textures grow in intensity or fade away, but always maintain vertical distance. The brass maintain an ever-present flow, like the rolling hills, over which these layers emerge and dissipate. With each section, layers emerge with greater intensity, underscored by rhythmic energy.

19-3-3 Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble

Flint Shards

Written for the 2012 Seasons Festival.

Premiered October 19, 2012, by Hal Ott (flute) and Brent Hages (oboe).

Lament

Daniel Morel is a Kansas City-based composer who energizes his music with spectral lyricism. His works are permeated with the Western sensibilities of his Colorado upbringing, drawing on influences ranging from prairie thunderstorms to classic American poetry. As an advocate of new music, Mr. Morel has previously served as director of the much acclaimed Women Composers Festival of Hartford and Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra.

Flint Shards

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