Concertino for Piano and Wind Ensemble

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Concertino for Piano and Wind Ensemble was commissioned by the Northeastern State University Wind Ensemble, Norman A. Wika, conductor and was written during August and September 2015.  The piece is a slightly revised arrangement of my Concerto for Solo Piano and Solo Organ that I wrote in 2008 where the organ part is now replaced by the wind ensemble.  It features two main melodies, the first a dark and sinister theme in D minor emphasizing dissonance and chromaticism, and the second a happy and playful tune in pure C major.  These seemingly incompatible themes are each presented separately but in the end reach a kind of synthesis after an improvised cadenza by the piano soloist.   

Premiered November 19, 2015 with the composer at the piano and the Northeastern State University Wind Ensemble, Norman Wika-conductor, in Tahlequah, OK.

Recorded on Waltzing Dervish: The Wind Music of Keane Southard by the Northeastern State University Wind Ensemble, Norman Wika-conductor.