Reaching Nirvana
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General Info
Year: 2021
Duration: c. 26:25
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Movements
1. Awakening – 5:05
2. Meditation – 8:55
3. Reaching Nirvana – 12:00
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Greene's symphony is based on tenets of Buddhism that are reflected in the titles of its three movements: “Awakening,” “Meditation,” and “Reaching Nirvana.” For Greene, setting out to write her first symphony was both exciting and daunting. "It has to be a very large work, it has to cover a broad span of ideas, and there’s the expectation of the gravity of a symphony,” she said. "So I knew this had to be my best. Everything that I’ve brought forward to this point in writing — this was the next step. So it was a gift of opportunity to take on this challenge, and yes, at times, that can be scary.”
- Program Note from publisher
Reaching Nirvana was commissioned by the New Mexico State University Bands and Dr. Michael Mapp.
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- New Mexico State University (Las Cruces) Wind Symphony (Michael Mapp, conductor) - 19 November 2021 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cameron's Dream (2015/2016)
- Circean Waters (2009)
- The Dawnland (2017)
- Enigma Machine (2013)
- Event Horizon (2011)
- Glow (2018)
- In the Stillness (2017)
- The Moon Glistens (2104)
- Moonscape Awakening (2010)
- Net Luck Soaring (2011/2015)
- Out of the Shadows, Love Shines (2017)
- The Persistence of Memory (2020)
- Reaching Nirvana (2021)
- Suspended in a Sunbeam (2022)
Resources
- Joni Greene website Accessed 19 November 2021