Description
Duration 7:15 min
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“The Magic Of This Dawn” is a quote from a Jay Sigmund poem - Morning Mists on the Wapsipinicon (early C20th, USA). His poem talks in part of the old days of First Nations people, and as I am a Dharug/Eora Aboriginal person this caught my eye. I write dawn into this work – the first light, the awakening busy-ness on the ground and in the air, the growing warmth, also joy of the new day, swirling mists, the previous night's ceremony, and more.
It’s positive in tone, and in my own way I’m paying homage to Australian First Nations peoples in this work, creating something of an imagined pristine environment, a place where my ancestors lived. As well, Sigmund was a regionalist author/poet, which is why I turned to his work in the first place. I love the idea of the whole universe expressed in your own place, your language region, your own town, or farm or city, and this is an idea that is inherent within regionalism, something that I also connect with as an Indigenous person. - Christopher Sainsbury
Instrumentation:
Picc, Fl 1 2, Ob 1 2, Bassoon 1 2, Eb Clari, Bb Clari 1 2 3, Bass Clari 1 2 (Bb), Contrabass Clari (Bb) – if available, Alto Sax 1 2 (Eb), Tenor Sax (Bb), Baritone Sax (Eb), Tpt (Bb) 1 2 3, Hn in F 1 2 3 4, Trombone 1 2 3, Euphonium BC (TC part supplied), Tuba, String bass (or electric bass), Piano (or electric piano), Timpani
Perc 1 (vibes, marktree, triangle)
Perc 2 (triangle, susp cymbal, bongos)
Perc 3 (xylo, cowbell, tub bells)
Drum kit
NOTE: Multiple players on some parts are required - flutes, reeds, and multiples in
other parts are welcome too.