Vita in motu

euphonium, piano • $25.00 CAD

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Program Notes

Vita in motu ("Life is in motion") is a motto found on one of the sundials of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. I think about the light and shadow gradually moving on its face, and about the way that life moves in a similar, cyclical way. This lyrical work admires the beauty of a world that spins on its own. Powerless to change its trajectory, we get to bask in its elegant simplicity, and take in all of the steady changes that life gives us, content in knowing that while we're here and after we're gone, time will continue to shift and morph.

Premiere: Alex Avila, euphonium and Andria Fennig, piano at the 2023 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, Tempe, AZ

Video: Alex Avila and Esther Park, Legacy Hall on October 16, 2023, Schwob School of Music, Columbus, GA

Selected Performances

18/8/2024: Jonah Zimmerman and Kazuo Murakami, International Women's Brass Conference, Mito City, JAPAN
17/5/2024: Michael Fahrner and Stephen Eckert, Midwest Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Bowling Green, OH
17/5/2024: Kevin Fenske and Amy Ige, Midwest Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Bowling Green, OH
8/3/2024: Dale Sorensen and Magdalena von Eccher, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE
30/1/2024: Michael Fahrner and Sally Livingston, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
23/1/2024: Alex Avila and Yuna Roh, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
16/10/2023: Alex Avila and Esther Park, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
2/6/2023: Alex Avila and Andria Fennig, International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, Tempe, AZ (World Premiere)

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