Waterplace Park
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Subtitle: An overture for Orchestral Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion
General Info
Year: 2013 /
Duration: c. 9:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
Waterplace Park celebrates the downtown Providence park of the same name, which opened in 1994 as part of the renovation of the Woonasquatucket River. The park is a favorite of locals, and in the summer partners with the adjacent pedestrian Riverwalk to host the popular Waterfire events.
Fritze sets his piece to tell the story of five people making their way to the park, some together, others alone, where upon meeting up, all share their stories collectively. He uses five unique and not often featured instruments to do so: the piccolo, bass clarinet, marimba, bass trombone, and timpani.
Greg states, “I wanted to write a fun and jovial piece showcasing the different colors and textures of the woodwind, brass and percussion sections of the Philharmonic. Each solo instrument has its own thematic melody with a distinctive personality.”
- Program Note by Kyle Phipps
Awards
- World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensemble (WASBE) Composition Competition, Category 3, 2019, second place
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Banda Sinfónica Conservatorio San Rafael de Buñol (Spain) (Eduardo Carrascosa Carrascosa, conductor) – 10 July 2019 - WASBE Conference (Buñol Spain)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concertino for Euphonium and Band
- Continental Concerto (2017)
- A Day in Valencia (2011)
- El año del trompetista (2010)
- Festival Overture
- Flor de Azahar (2009)
- Jupiter Effect
- Kentucky (2010)
- La Playa de Wólaston
- La Tomatina (1996)
- Mare Nostrum Fanfare
- Pershing (2002/2017)
- Phoenix (2019)
- Sinfonía de Valencia (1996)
- Waterplace Park (2013/)
Resources
- Gregory Fritze website Accessed 16 July 2019
- Phipps, Kyle. " RI Philharmonic to Premiere "Waterplace Park" by the Orchestra's Own Gregory Fritze," 2013. Web. Accessed 16 July 2019