Adventure!

The Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble came to visit us here at CSUF early in the Spring 2018 semester, and I was given the incredible opportunity to have a piece read by them. The music is inspired by the Soarin’ Over California ride at Disneys’s California Adventure. This short, swashbuckling piece has many flourishing figures that contribute a sense of drive. After an introduction, the main theme is presented triumphantly. When it comes back later, it comes back reorchestrated and in a new key, making the material sound fresh and exciting again. I also experimented with meter changes that dovetail melodic and supporting musical content. This is one of my favorite pieces that I have composed so far, and I hope you like it, too.