Shenandoah Triptych - Brian Balmages

This three-part fantasy opens with a brisk, light style. The piece moves quickly into a lyrical treatment of . A restatement of the opening motif leads into a slower section in which the original theme is presented both backward and forward in a beautiful harmonic setting. A final section utilizes additional melodic variations and a chorale setting under a woodwind ostinato before coming to a dynamic conclusion. An ideal festival piece! (5:20)

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