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Nymphs

for orchestra

Year
2014
Duration
18'
Category
Orchestra
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2-4.2.2.1-timp.perc(glsp, xyl, vib, crot, sus cym, tamb, ratchet, s.d, tomt, b.d, wdbl, tempbl)-hp.cel-str
Commission
Commissioned by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Premiere
May 2, 2014 · Birmingham, AL (USA)
Jemison Concert Hall
Conductor: Courtney Lewis · Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Publisher
Schott

Nymphs is a piece in three movements, each movement name pertaining to the insect class of moths and butterflies, Lepidoptera. I was inspired by these insects’ beautifully complex and unpredictable flight patterns, their mysterious and sometimes nocturnal lives, and above all, their beauty. Hannah Lash