Cait Nishimura

Intrinsic Light

$125.00

Duration: 6'30"

Instrumentation: Concert Band
Performance Materials: Score and Parts
Delivery Method: Print

Intrinsic Light, Cait Nishimura (2019) 6'30"
for concert band

“Intrinsic light” is a term for the colour or sensation we experience in complete darkness, due to the spontaneous activity of neurons in the retina. My goal with this piece was to represent this phenomenon through sound. Reflecting on this concept prompted a deeper, metaphorical realization: even in times of darkness, we are able to observe, generate, and experience light, and that coming together to make music is one of the ways in which we can do this. When I was a high school student, I participated in the Ontario Provincial Honour Band and performed at the annual OMEA conference. It was a formative experience during which I was surrounded by others who were there out of a genuine desire to share their love of music -- a beautiful example of “intrinsic” motivation. It has been ten years since I graduated from my high school music program, and five years since completing my post-secondary studies in music, and I am endlessly grateful to have been part of the music education community in Ontario. Music teachers are some of the unseen superheroes of this world, and it was a huge honour to have been asked to write music in celebration of their work.

Commissioned by the Ontario Band Association in celebration of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association’s 100th anniversary

Difficulty: Grade 4

Instrumentation: Piccolo, flute 1-2, oboe, bassoon, clarinet 1-3, bass clarinet, alto saxophone 1-2, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet 1-3, horn 1-3, trombone 1-3, euphonium, tuba, double bass, timpani, glockenspiel, vimbraphone, marimba 1-2, chimes, percussion 1-2

Note: Score and parts include one copy of all instrumental parts. Please contact our team if you would like to purchase additional copies.

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JAT-161-028-SP
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Performance Materials: Score and Parts
Delivery Method: Print

About the Work

Duration: 6'30"

Instrumentation: Concert Band

“Intrinsic light” is a term for the colour or sensation we experience in complete darkness, due to the spontaneous activity of neurons in the retina. My goal with this piece was to represent this phenomenon through sound. Reflecting on this concept prompted a deeper, metaphorical realization: even in times of darkness, we are able to observe, generate, and experience light, and that coming together to make music is one of the ways in which we can do this. When I was a high school student, I participated in the Ontario Provincial Honour Band and performed at the annual OMEA conference. It was a formative experience during which I was surrounded by others who were there out of a genuine desire to share their love of music -- a beautiful example of “intrinsic” motivation. It has been ten years since I graduated from my high school music program, and five years since completing my post-secondary studies in music, and I am endlessly grateful to have been part of the music education community in Ontario. Music teachers are some of the unseen superheroes of this world, and it was a huge honour to have been asked to write music in celebration of their work.