Islero

From Wind Repertory Project
Kenneth Amis

Kenneth Amis


Subtitle: A fanfare commissioned by Steven Lipsitt and the Boston Classical Orchestra


General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amis Musical Circle
Cost: Score and Parts - $28.00   |   Score - $7.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II (I doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Timpani


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Islero was commissioned by Steven Lipsitt and The Boston Classical Orchestra to celebrate the orchestra’s 25th anniversary. The work was to be a fanfare that opened the ensemble’s season and only utilized the group’s woodwinds, brass and timpani.

The initial sketches for this commission took on a light, neo-classical tone to reflect the history of the ensemble’s programming and to capitalize on the experience of its traditionally small wind section. However, upon learning of other works that were on the program -- which included works by Arriaga, Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo and a Vivaldi lute concerto performed by Sharon Isbin -- I abandoned the sketches and was inspired toward a different aesthetic. This new, decidedly more aggressive, work juxtaposes an ostinato against an improvisatory sounding fanfare theme introduced by the trumpet. The title Islero, chosen after the composition was completed, draws the association of the analogous disposition of a so-named infamous Miura bull. Islero was premiered on October 15, 2004 at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) Wind Ensemble (Mark A. Norman, conductor) - 7 April 2022
  • University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Ensemble (Andrea Brown, conductor) - 14 March 2022
  • Boston (Mass.) University Wind Ensemble (David Martins, conductor) - 4 October 2020
  • Boston Classical Orchestra (Steven Lipsitt, conductor) - 15 October 2004 *Premiere Performance*


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Amis, K. (2004). Islero: A Fanfare [score]. Amis Musical Circle: Norwich, Mass.
  • Perusal score