Originally commissioned by Google/YouTube for the inaugural YouTube Symphony Orchestra project, this edition represents Academy Award winner (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun's first contribution for wind band. A four-and-a-half minute micro-symphony that combines multicultural influences, Beethoven's iconic theme from “Eroica,” some extended techniques for the brass players, and a collection of car parts for the percussion section! A work that is sure to excite and entertain your ensembles and audiences byone of the world's unique contemporary voices. Dur: 4:30
(Record ed by the Triangle Wind Ensemble – Dr. Evan Feldman, music director)
