Friday, September 10, 2010

DGS Wind Ensemble - Relentless





The DGS Wind Ensemble prepared Dr. Boysen's piece titled Relentless. Relentless is an intense, aggressive, wild ride of a piece that maintains energy and excitement throughout - even through the silences. Structured in sonata form, the music incorporates sparkling use of unusual orchestration, such as aleatoric whistling passage for the brass, and passages where the clarinetists play through their mouthpiece and barrel only. This piece is also featured in the Marching Mustangs show "Beyond the Storm," so the student musicians are afforded the opportunity to connect with this music in multiple formats.