​Terminal is a piece that I began composition at my mother's uncles house. I was bored, so I picked up my trombone, and began composing a chorale. Little did I know that my mother's uncle had cancer, and I would never see him again. I finished this piece in his name. 

Despite finishing this piece in his honor, I decided to name the piece News From Marathon, and turn in into a story about how the marathon started. I did this because I was a young freshman who did not want to attract attention to himself by premiering a piece about his dead great-uncle. I decided to edit and rename the piece 2 years later in order to commemorate my mother's uncle.  

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Performances: 

8:00 UNT Tuba Euphonium Ensemble,  November 15, 2017 (Premier)

Terminal

Danny boy has long been associated with Ireland, even though the poet is of English decent. The original song, Londonderry Air, was discovered by Jane Ross in the late 19th Century. Ross stumbled across the piece while listening to a fiddle player performing it on the streets. She asked to notate the piece for George Petrie, a friend of hers, who was building a collection of ancient Irish songs in order to preserve the Irish history. In the early 20th Century, Margaret Weatherly stumbled upon the song while in Colorado, and sent it to her brother, Fred E. Weatherly. He applied the text of Danny Boy, which was originally written for another composition, to Londonderry Air, and published it in 1913.

O Danny Boy

Delirious

Whitechapel is the neighborhood outside of London, England in which the infamous Jack the Ripper killing spree took place. The goal of the piece was to depict the terror that the people of Whitechapel must of felt at the time of the murders. By using the classic grandfather clock theme, I was able to portray of horrendous picture of the city at a terrifying time for all citizens. Towards the end of the piece, the piece modulates to Ab major, depicting modern day Whitechapel. However, the percussion and piano pluck a B natural, symbolizing how Jack the Ripper's legacy lives on within the city to this day.

Performed by the 6: 00 Tuba Euphonium Choir under the direction of Professor David Childs.

George Theodoroulis