Launch!
Work Overview
Instrumentation: full orchestra
Commission: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: February 4, 2017, Long Yu, conductor, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 2 minutes
Program Note
Launch! is a lively fanfare that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada with a pyrotechnic display of orchestral color and virtuosity. Woodwinds and strings swirl in and out, up and down, and form a vivid background for the brass to enter midway with a triumphant line that leads to a subtle quotation of Canada’s anthem. A brief but intense percussion solo heralds the way to a fiery ending.
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