Evolution - OB/BSN/PN
Composer: Morris, Alyssa
Publisher: TrevCo
Edition: 1097 - 68405
$24.00
Evolution
for oboe, bassoon, and piano
by Alyssa Morris
I. Baroque
II. Classical: A Tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
III. Romantic: Nocturne
IV. 20th Century: Minimalism
A four-movement composition that takes us through 4 different styles of musical history: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century. Great music for both the student and professional musician.
ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
Alyssa Morris has delighted audiences around the world with her “exceptional” and “soulful” musicianship (Fanfare Magazine). Alyssa serves as Assistant Professor of Oboe at Kansas State University and as the principal oboist of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and Wichita Grand Opera. She has appeared as a soloist in venues throughout the United States, Scandinavia, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Alyssa has previously held the position of Associate Principal Oboe in the Richmond (IN) Symphony Orchestra, and second oboe in the Utah Wind Symphony. Her recent CD album release via MSR Classics, “A Higher Place,” has been hailed by American Record Guide as “gorgeous and thoughtful” with “stunning” performances, “unmistakable…virtuosity” and “deft emotional timing.”
Regarding her equally expansive work as a composer, the American Record Guide writes that Dr. Morris’s music “has charm, piquancy, verve, and most importantly, substance.” Her chamber music is performed extensively around the world, and has been presented at the national and international conventions of IDRS, ICA, NFA, and SCI. Dr. Morris is an International Barlow Composition Commission Award Winner. She has additionally been commissioned to write music for the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the U.S. Air Force Woodwind Quintet, and Carolyn Hove (principal English horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) to name a few. Dr. Morris’s music has been recorded on the Equilibrium, Centaur, and MSR Classics labels.
Dr. Morris earned her BM and MM degrees at Brigham Young University, where she studied with Dr. Geralyn Giovannetti. She earned her DMA at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where she studied with Dr. Mark Ostoich.
For more information, please visit the composer's website at: http://www.alyssamorrismusic.com/
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