Prayers in Villefranche

Andrew David Perkins

General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Apollo Studios
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This emotional work was inspired by the composer's visit to the cathedral de Notre Dame Des Calades in the idyllic French village of Villefrance-sur-Saone. While there he observed a pair of worshippers singing a beautiful polyphonic chant. In the composer's words, this work "relives that sanctified moment, dislocated from time and space."

A peaceful opening section begins with a gentle melody stated by flutes and clarinets. The full ensemble soon enters as the piece explores a variety of contrasting textures and dynamic levels before moving to a glorious final section followed by a soft, delicate conclusion.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Bowling Green State University University Band (Michael Thomas King, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Noble Gases (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)

All Wind Works

Alcatraz (2014)
Asylum (2017)
Clutch. (2019)
Conspiracy Theories (2016)
Gradients (2017)
Horror Vacui (2020)
Noble Gases (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
On Shoulders of Giants (2021)
Prayers in Villefranche (2016)
The Raptor Rides the Whale (2018)
Southeast by Northwest (2016)
Trip the Light Fantastic (2015)
Tuebor (2020)
Until the Night Collapses (2018)
Vox Nostra (2022)

Resources

Anthony David Perkins website Accessed 22 August 2019
"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 73/3 (October 2018), p. 75.