East Coast Pictures Nigel Hess

East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.

Besetzung / Instrumentation:

Score, 2 picc.2 fl.2 ob.ca.2 Ebcl.3 cl.2 bcl.cbcl.2 asax.tsax.bsax.2 bsn.cbsn - 4 hn.3 crt.2 tpt.2 trbn.btrbn.2 euph.2 tuba - timp - perc(5): glsp/xyl/vib/flexatone/tgl/tamb/cyms/susp.cym/SD/TD/BD/2 tom-t/slapstick/mark tree/guiro/mcas/wdbl/siren/whistle/claves/jaw-bone - string bass

Movement 1: Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island.

Movement 2: In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains---an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again.

Movement 3: New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretaste of things to come!

1. Shelter Island (Preiscode NN)
2. Catskills (Preiscode KK)
3. New York (Preiscode NN)

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