Joel Thompson

breathe/burn: an elegy

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Duration: 7'

Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello and Orchestra (3.2.2.2/2.2.1.0/timp.2 perc/str)

Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello and Orchestra
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Full Score

breathe/burn: an elegy, Joel Thompson (2020)
for solo cello and orchestra

Composed in memory of Breonna Taylor, Thompson describes this work for cello and orchestra as "an exploration of the liminal space between grief and rage in response to the tragedies afflicting the Black community in 2020."

Orchestral instrumentation: Solo cello; 3.2.2.2/2.2.1.0/timp.2 perc/str

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137-005-FS
Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello and Orchestra
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Full Score

About the Work

Duration: 7'

Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello and Orchestra (3.2.2.2/2.2.1.0/timp.2 perc/str)

Commissioned by: Commissioned by Chicago Sinfonietta, Mei-Ann Chen, Music Director and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Alasdair Neale, Music Director

Composed in memory of Breonna Taylor, Thompson describes this work for cello and orchestra as "an exploration of the liminal space between grief and rage in response to the tragedies afflicting the Black community in 2020."