UMP Ltd. now publishes the chamber orchestra work Vestalia – The Dance of the Eternal Flame. This evocative ballet music is scored for chamber orchestra: flute, two oboes, clarinet, two bassoons, two horns in F, timpani, and strings. The work lasts approximately eight minutes and is suitable for professional, amateur, and youth orchestras.
Themes from the composer’s successful Concerto for Flute and Orchestra are exquisitely interwoven into subtle orchestral textures. Intricate but not overly complex, the piece celebrates the Roman festival as the dance of the Eternal Flame by the Vestal Virgins. There are many solos for woodwinds, horns, and strings, while the music evokes a mood that is accessible to performers and audiences alike.
Other Orchestral Music
Wilkinson’s orchestral repertoire, also published by UMP Ltd., now includes several works suitable for youth orchestras. Bon Voyage!, the most recent publication, is an award-winning suite of five connected pieces previously performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The Second Symphony, a large-scale work lasting over 40 minutes, now joins the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in the UMP Ltd. catalogue. Two orchestral works with narration are ideal for younger audiences; furthermore, their texts are commonly studied in English literature courses. Morte d’Arthur is a work for orchestra with narration and is a musical depiction of the Arthurian legend, while Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Adventure is based on a famous episode from Mark Twain’s novel.
On this, the director of MISO writes,
” A delightful piece!” – Trent Rash, CEO, Missouri Symphony Orchestra.
Read the post about Tom Sawyer’s Treasure Adventure here
Read the post about Morte d’Arthur here
From the Concerto
The second movement of the Concerto for Flute Orchestra forms the basis of Vestalia. Flautists, please note: the popular concerto is currently preferred repertoire for the Trinity College London recital diploma examinations. Indeed, it is set for the Licentiateship (LTCL) recital examination.
Read the post about the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
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