Premiered by the Emory Wind Ensemble, the U.S. Army Band Brass, and the Instrumental Faculty of Emory University and Agnes Scott College
Jaded Adoration
for wind ensemble
Emory University Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Emerson Hall on April 14th, 2023
This premiere performance, conducted by Eli Parrish, features the prestige of the United States Army Band Brass under the direction of Captain Adam Hilkert. Alongside instrumental faculty of Emory University, Agnes Scott College, and the Emory University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Brianna Slone, this showcase demonstrates the collaborative environment of the “Songs With Friends” concert.
Program note:
Jaded Adoration creates a sonic environment of tension, decay, and renewal — burnout with perseverance — loss of inspiration with unwavering ambition — discovering purpose or recreating it?
This tone poem for wind ensemble hopes to rediscover a love for creative output in the midst of a numbness to creation — a fight between passion and paralysis. The purpose of creativity itself challenges each musical motion.