Visions of Light

Eric Ewazen

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Subtitle: A Concerto for Tenor Trombone & Wind Ensemble.

General Info

Year: 2003 / 2006
Duration: c. 22:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) – Rental | Score Only (print) - $40.00

Movements

1. Monolith (allegro appassionato)
2. Moonrise (andante cantabile)
3. Thunderclouds (allegro molto con fuoco)

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Visions of Light was inspired by three photographs of Ansel Adams, Monolith, the face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927; Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941; and Thunderclouds, White Mountain Range, 1959.

Dedicated to Indiana University Wind Ensemble, Ray E. Cramer, director and soloist Joseph Alessi.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Columbus (Ga.) State University Wind Ensemble (Robert Rumbelow, conductor; Joseph Alessi, trombone
Audio CD: Indiana University Wind Ensemble (Ray E. Cramer, conductor; Joseph Alessi, trombone) – 2003

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Ray E. Cramer, conductor; Joseph Alessi, trombone) – 18 December 2003 (2003 Midwest Clinic) *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by this Composer

Celestial Dancers (2007)
Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990/1995)
Concert Fanfare (2000)
Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Wind Ensemble (arr. Allen) (2000)
Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2004)
Concerto for Marimba and Chamber Ensemble (orch. Lasley) (1999/2007)
Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble (orch. Allen) (1999/)
Concerto for Oboe and Wind Ensemble (2010)
Down a River of Time (tr. Hile) (1999/2022)
Fanfarría Castellana (2012)
Fantasia for Seven Trumpets
Flight (2004)
Hold Fast Your Dreams (2010)
A Hymn for the Lost and Living (2002)
Legacy (2000)
- ...Of a Fortress Over a River Valley (2000)
- ...Of Fields of Glory
- ...Of Home and Country (2000)
- Tattoo (2000/2015)
On Wings of Song (2010)
Shadowcatcher (1996)
Southern Landscapes (2004)
Spring Serenade (2015)
Symphony in Brass (1992)
Triple Concerto (2013)
Visions of Light (2003/2006)
A Western Fanfare (1997)

Resources

Ansel Adams website – Accessed 17 May 2022
Eric Ewazen website – Accessed 17 May 2022
Ewazen, E. (2004). Visions of Light : A Concerto for Tenor Trombone and Wind Ensemble [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tx.