Description:

    The timeless music of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (1725, public domain) is renewed through a fresh and contemporary approach. The Seasons starts off with the hopeful sound of spring evolving into fast and urgent music that evokes the heat of summer.  Movement 2 moves through the gentle breeze of fall and movement 3 concludes with the dark undertones of a cold winter.  This production is geared towards a younger ensemble with smart orchestration and voicings carefully chosen to maximize any ensemble's potential. The use of electronics balances out the ensemble sound and allows a smaller band to create a lush and modern sound on the field!

    Visual ideas are a plenty to help bring each of the seasons to life with a great opportunity for a strong color pallet to define the landscape! This show could serve as a compelling soundtrack for a story of your choice, giving your design team some opportunities to explore conceptual ideas unique to your ensemble. 

    This show was originally commissioned for the fall of 2017 and was released for the 2018 season.

    Difficulty notes: Battery is more a level 2 and front ensemble is more of a level 3. Brass is more of a Grade 2 and Woodwinds are closer to Grade 3.

    *Perusal scores available upon request

Interesting video about the history of the original piece to show the members of your ensemble