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Blow It Up, Start Again

for orchestra

  • Year

    2011
  • Duration

    04:00
  • Level

    Professional
  • Perusal Score

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If the system isn’t working anymore, then do what Guy Fawkes tried and go anarchist: Blow it all up, and start again.

Genres:   Orchestra

Subgenres:   Large Ensemble

Instrumentation

3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, Timp, 3Perc, Hp, Pno, Strings

Commissioned by

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras – Allen Tinkham, Music Director

Premiered

Previewed December 15, 2011, Chicago, Illinois
Premiered May 13, 2012, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois


Press

“riotously funky” — Chicago Tribune

Recent Performances

  • April 13, 2024 - Kingston Symphony Orchestra at Kingston Grand Theatre. Conducted by Evan Mitchell.
  • March 28, 2023 - Mira Mesa High School Symphony Orchestra at Chicago Symphony Center. Conducted by Matthew Mulvaney & Jeanne Christensen.
  • November 7, 2021 - Oregon East Symphony at Vert Auditorium, Pendleton, OR. Conducted by Dr. Beau Benson.