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Rondorlando

This joyful overture resulted from an initiative of Dr. Richard Greenwood of the University of Central Florida. He brought together a four band consortium to commission a seven minute work.

Orlando Concert Band – director, Richard Greenwood
Scott County High School Symphonic Winds – director, Tom Brawner
University High School Symphonic Band – director, Philip Obado
Winter Park High School Wind Ensemble – director, Joel Moody

Since its initial performance was due to take place as part of a programme entitled 'Song and Dance' I decided this work needed to contain elements of both song and dance. And since I was (and still am) feeling very much at home in Orlando I wanted it to be a kind of tribute to my adopted city – hence the title!

The music is constructed in a fairly simple rondo form, with an exuberant trumpet tune built over a 7/8 ostinato, and a quirky 2nd theme and a songlike third both in 2/4.

The premiere, in St. Luke's Church Oviedo on January 19, 2008 earned a rapturous response. Three other very successful performances followed in that year alone. February 13th 2011 marked the fine 'university premiere', at the University of Central Florida, followed a week later by an even finer performance - the featured recording - by the same group in St. Luke's Church, Oviedo.

Christopher Marshall
Orlando, Florida, 2011

Reviews/Comments:
Article on Rondorlando by Joel Moody made available by kind permission of WASBE.

".... the momentum and excitement keeps building right to the end ...." (more)

Instrumentation: Wind Ensemble (or Symphonic Band)
1 Picc. 3 Fl. 1 Ob. 1 C.A. 1 Eb Cl. 4 Bb Cl. 1 BassCl. 2 Alt.Sax. 1 Ten.Sax. 1 Bar.Sax. 2 Bsn. // 4 F Hn. 3 Bb Tpt. 3 Tbn. 1 Euph. 1 Tba. // 1 Str.Bass 1 Pno. // 1 Timp. 6 Perc.