Impulse

Fanfare for Orchestra

2022 Honorable Mention for The American Prize in Orchestral Composition
National Call for Scores Winner: Riverside Symphony National Composer Reading - DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York City, Jan. 4, 2020
National Call for Scores Winner: SCORE with the Columbus Symphony - Ohio Theater, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2019

IU Chamber Orchestra
Tyler Readinger - Conductor

Recorded live in concert on Nov. 9, 2019 in Auer Hall at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Bloomington.

Program Notes

Impulse: Fanfare for Orchestra is a high-intensity, musical representation of driving force. Building momentum from the outset, it is propelled by the brass and strings, punctuated by outbursts from the woodwinds. Impulse features each section of the orchestra in turn, rapidly displaying a diverse array of characters—the vigorous agitato, the witty scherzando and the dramatic appassionato—all without slowing the whirlwind tempo. A spirited composition, Impulse delivers significant musical energy in a concise musical package.

4.5 minutes | Impulse is available in two versions:

  • Full Version: 2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.0 / Timp. 2 perc. / Strings | 2017

  • Chamber Version: 2.2.2.2 / 2.2.1.0 / Timp. 1 perc. / Strings | 2019