In Memoriam

$4.99

for solo piano (2015)

 

Description

Audio


Pianist: Samuel Tarasenko

Duration

5 min.

Instrumentation

solo piano

Program Notes

Marrying into a family with members currently in the army — as well as a few veterans — I felt inspired to write a piece dedicated to everyone affected by war. I strongly admire their courage and loyalty to our country, as well as their militaristic discipline. However, the emotional impacts of war often supersede all other thoughts. War not only kills, but has dreadful repercussions on living veterans’ mental stability.

Its destructive nature causes me great anger and sadness; In Memoriam strives to convey those emotions to the audience. The piece begins with a call-and-response between somber lines and a somewhat pensive, questioning motive. With a gradual descent, the piece gravitates to stormy material, reflecting my personal rage against aspects of war. Amidst all this, however, maintains a level of militaristic organization through twelve-tone rows. Thinning out, the piece slowly returns to the contemplative matter presented in the beginning.

 

Description

Audio


Pianist: Samuel Tarasenko

Duration

5 min.

Instrumentation

solo piano

Program Notes

Marrying into a family with members currently in the army — as well as a few veterans — I felt inspired to write a piece dedicated to everyone affected by war. I strongly admire their courage and loyalty to our country, as well as their militaristic discipline. However, the emotional impacts of war often supersede all other thoughts. War not only kills, but has dreadful repercussions on living veterans’ mental stability.

Its destructive nature causes me great anger and sadness; In Memoriam strives to convey those emotions to the audience. The piece begins with a call-and-response between somber lines and a somewhat pensive, questioning motive. With a gradual descent, the piece gravitates to stormy material, reflecting my personal rage against aspects of war. Amidst all this, however, maintains a level of militaristic organization through twelve-tone rows. Thinning out, the piece slowly returns to the contemplative matter presented in the beginning.

 

Tony Manfredonia

Tony is a composer and orchestrator for concerts and multimedia living in Petoskey, MI. He provides a multi-layered and sensory experience through expressive, colorful orchestration and warm melodies. He adds new perspectives to stories, environments, and everything in between through massive orchestral productions, as well as intimate atmospheres.

With performances and readings from renowned ensembles such as Apollo Chamber Players, the University of Cambridge Concert Band, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tony’s music has been played across the globe.

He actively brings new music to his Northern Michigan home. Northern Symphonic Winds (NSW) of Charlevoix, MI, commissioned Tony to write a new piece for the ensemble, titled, On the Threshold of Spring, which premiered in May 2019. He is currently NSW’s composer-in-residence. Since 2018, he has worked closely with the Bay View Music Festival in Petoskey, with performances, premieres, and presentations for the summer students. In December 2019, he worked with The Accidentals, a local folk band, orchestrating their music for performance with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra.

Continually branching out into various styles, many of his projects involve sacred music: the full, orchestral score for Saint Luke Productions’ latest drama, “Tolton: From Slave to Priest,” their upcoming film, “Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy,” an Ave Maria for SATB Choir and Organ, as well as a Concert Band piece commissioned by Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem PA, “Rejoice in the Holy Spirit,” which premiered in September 2018.

All the while, Tony lives the life of a video game composer, constructing sonic spaces and emotionally-driven tracks to enliven each game’s world. His most recent, completed soundtracks are that for Kharon’s Crypt and Rot:Purge. Currently, he is working on the music for Call of Saregnar, a 90’s-inspired low-poly 3D RPG. Bridging the gap between “game music” and “contemporary classical music,” he continually strives to have his soundtracks performed as a means to draw in new audiences to the world of classical music. One example is his Suite from Kharon’s Crypt, an orchestral medley of tracks from the Kharon’s Crypt soundtrack.

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