OF DAY AND NIGHT

(2019)

TRIPTYCH FOR WIND ENSEMBLE

Josh Trentadue · OF DAY AND NIGHT (2019): Triptych for Wind Ensemble

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COMMISSIONED BY: a consortium of wind ensembles led by Josh Trentadue as part of the 2019 M.O.T.I.F. Triptych Consortium,
featuring new music by composers Josh Trentadue, Kevin Day, and Quinn Mason

WORLD PREMIERE
OF DAY AND NIGHT (Day, Mason, Trentadue): November 17, 2021 | California State University San Bernardino Symphonic Band (Nicholas Bratcher, conductor) | CSUSB Music Recital Hall, San Bernardino, California
—SHIMMERING SUNSHINE (Day): October 6, 2019 | San José State University Wind Ensemble (David Vickerman, conductor) | Concert Hall, SJSU, San José, California
—ACROSS A GOLDEN SKY (Mason): November 14, 2019 | Texas Woman’s University Band (Melinda Najera, conductor) | Margo Jones Performance Hall, TWU, Denton, TX
—MIDNIGHT SKYLINE (Trentadue): November 17, 2021 | California State University San Bernardino Symphonic Band (Nicholas Bratcher, conductor) | CSUSB Music Recital Hall, San Bernardino, California

CONSORTIUM MEMBERS

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Michael S. Butler
Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music | Penelope Smetters-Jacono
Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School | Scott Sheehan
Boswell High School, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD | Kevin Fallon
Seattle Pacific University Wind Ensemble | Danny Helseth
St. Olaf College - St. Olaf Band & Norseman Band | Timothy Mahr
Minnesota Junior Winds | Charles Weise
North Cobb High School Wind Symphony | Sheldon Frazier
San Jose State University School of Music and Dance | David Vickerman
Grand Ledge High School Bands | John Szczerowski
Texas Woman's University Bands | Carter Biggers
Texas Christian University Wind Symphony | Bobby R. Francis, Director of Bands
The Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford | Glen Adsit
Armand Hall

The moment I first met composers Kevin Day and Quinn Mason, and the moment I listened to their music, I knew that I wanted to collaborate with both of them on a new project. These two are such extraordinary artists, and human beings, with an incredibly high level of passion and dedication to their craft. When I approached them with the concept for this triptych for wind ensemble, I knew that the core idea of it needed to become something that was inherently thematic and overarching throughout all three works. Ultimately, it was an idea that needed to have a sense of continuity that would be expressed through three very different, and unique, compositional voices. What better form could this triptych take on than the progression of time?

Of Day and Night explores this concept over the course of a single day. Each of us set out to compose a piece inspired by a particular moment in that period of time. Kevin Day's Shimmering Sunshine encapsulates the exuberant joyfulness of daylight and is driven by bustling, vibrant energy. Quinn Mason's Across a Golden Sky explores the hidden wonders of the magical "golden hour" period, a phenomenon occurring shortly before sunset where the sky is redder than the sun itself. My piece Midnight Skyline charges forward into the wild chaos of the nighttime and is a tribute to those thrill-seekers celebrating life, love, and new adventures, whether alone or with friends.

Each of the three works in Of Day and Night progresses and changes throughout the development of their thematic and motivic material. In a way, they almost evolve throughout each of their musical journeys, transforming and changing with every new event they experience. This triptych, in its own way, mirrors and partly serves as a continuation of my own musical explorations of nature evolving and change over time.

My sincerest thanks and appreciation goes to Kevin and Quinn for their brilliant creativity, fantastic music, and wonderful friendship. All three of us would also like to express our thanks to the consortium members for the 2019 MOTIF Triptych Consortium for their generous support of this project.

-program notes by Josh Trentadue
—please credit Josh Trentadue when reproducing these program notes in excerpts or in full