Jenni Brandon Music

Jenni Brandon: In the City at Night for Solo English Horn

This piece was written at the request of Ryan Zwahlen. He was searching for new literature for the English Horn and wanted to increase the repertoire by requesting composers to write new pieces to perform and record. Jenni wrote a piece that uses the lovely, lyrical range of the English Horn while at the same time composing something that was also rhythmically fun to play. It is at times playful and fast like many lights blinking on just after dusk in the city. At other times, it is quiet and serene like the city streets that are empty in the early hours before dawn. The listener will be left with thoughts and impressions of a city after dark with the lone voice of the English Horn telling the story of a night adventure on the city streets. This work is the winner of the 2014 Women Composers Festival of Hartford International Composition Competition.

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