Orchestrating Change Theme
Performed By:
– Derek Synder, Cello
– Tim Adams, Percussion
Composed By: Eric Gould
Mixed at Manhattan Sky Studios
This virtual recording brings together percussionist Timothy K. Adams, Chair of Percussion at the University of Georgia and Canton Symphony alumnus and Derek Snyder, cellist of the Nuevo Tango group Oblivion Project, Suzuki educator teacher based in Cleveland Ohio, and director of three youth orchestras at the Music Settlement.
The piece, entitled “Let’s Begin at the End” is both ending and prelude to the discussions that will ensue, and is inspired by the question asked so many times about the scarcity of representation among African-American composers in today’s musical landscape.
Composed and virtually recorded amid the backdrop of the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, this version of the musical segment uses a streamlined instrumentation focusing on bass and percussion. Composer Eric Gould, Professor of Piano and former Chair of Jazz Composition at Berklee is the pianist in the trio, but takes a step back in this version for the sake of simplicity.