Scoring
harp, perc (1), pno/cel/elec. org, strings
Duration 12 Minutes
Commissioned by
The Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Topilow, Music Director
Performances
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1986
NEW YORK PREMIERE
Washington Square Festival Orchestra
Wilmer Wise, trumpet
Daniel Asia, conductor
TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1984
ESTES PARK, CO
WORLD PREMIERE
Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Saks, trumpet
Carl Topilow, conductor
Review
T. PAGE, NEW YORK TIMES
In Three Movements for Trumpet and Orchestra Mr. Asia has created a work that is eclectic but unified, informed but not overly referential. One may detect elements gleaned from Webern (a delicate, almost pointillist approach to orchestration), Berg (a certain Expressionist formal sweep), Hindemith (a sort of jazzy Classicism) and, especially, late-50’s Miles Davis, but the finished product is the composer’s own.