This is a commission by Luca de la Florin. It was written for him after getting his new english horn. The piece is in nine (9) movements; an overture and then one movement per story. I used the original Charles Perrault stories. The pieces don't try to 'tell' each story in an exact manner. Rather, they are intended to capture the mood of the story being told. In the overture, there are a few motives that appear throughout the work; the main of which is an "ogre theme". The character of the 'ogre' appears in many literature from that time, so I tried to capture the heavy, inhuman nature of such creatures with a single lurching, slow motif. 

The work was premiered on February 27, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah by Luca de la Florin (english horn) and Melissa Livengood (piano). There was no recording made, so please enjoy this updated electronic realization. A live recording will be made available at a later date.

Mother Goose Tales Overture

Mother Goose Tales 1. Cinderella

This piece is very much inspired by the work of similar name by one of my favorite musicians, Leonard Bernstein. Each movement is a short character piece designed to highlight different areas of the orchestra; although it is *not* to be considered a concerto of any sort.

4. Music Box

3. Tango & Rhumba

2. Catacoumbs

1. Preludio

This work was originally written in 2014 as a sort of joke piece for a few of the teachers at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival; Patricia George (flute), Hunter Thomas (bassoon), and Marian Shaffer (harp). Since then, Marian has retired from SSMF and sadly Hunter was taken by Cancer in 2018. This piece is now dedicated to him in honor of his great sense of humor.

Regis Scarabi Funeris, for flute, bassoon, and harp

This is a 5 movement work for SATBB chorus, flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello, & piano. 

It was written as a birthday gift for dear friend, colleague, and Brother in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, Bryan F. Black.

P. Gustav Westin II

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