Notes and Editorial Reviews
This compilation represents works that I composed over the past decade (1997-2007) which were commissioned by the University of Michigan. It is exciting to hear these compositions performed by the University of Michigan Symphony Band in the historic Hill Auditorium, hailed as a "monument to perfect acoustics", with the magnificent Frieze Memorial Organ. Collaborating with the marvelous musicians of the University of Michigan School of Music and conductors of the University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock (2001-present) and H. Robert Reynolds (1975-2001), has been a rewarding experience which continues to be a source of musical inspiration.
Raise the Roof brings the timpani into the orchestral foreground
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as the foundation of a grand acoustic construction. I have composed music that gives the timpanist the rare opportunity to play long expressive melodies, and a tour de force cadenza. The timpanist uses a wide variety of performance techniques: extensive use of foot pedals for melodic tuning of the drums, placement of a cymbal upside down on the head of the lowest drum to play glissandi rolls, and striking the drums with regular mallets, wire brushes, maraca sticks, and even bare hands.
I have also composed a lively, pulsating melody for the orchestra combining rock and Latin rhythms.
- Michael Daugherty
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Works on This Recording
1.
Asclepius by Michael Daugherty
Conductor:
Michael Haithcock
Orchestra/Ensemble:
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Length: 5 Minutes 34 Secs.
2.
Raise the Roof by Michael Daugherty
Performer:
Andre Dowell (Timpani)
Conductor:
Michael Haithcock
Orchestra/Ensemble:
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2007
Length: 13 Minutes 1 Secs.
4.
Niagara Falls by Michael Daugherty
Conductor:
Michael Haithcock
Orchestra/Ensemble:
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1997; USA
Length: 9 Minutes 41 Secs.
5.
Brooklyn Bridge: East (Brooklyn) by Michael Daugherty
Performer:
Michael Wayne (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Michael Haithcock
Orchestra/Ensemble:
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2005; Ohio, USA
Length: 7 Minutes 10 Secs.
6.
Brooklyn Bridge: South (Statue of Liberty) by Michael Daugherty
Performer:
Michael Wayne (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Michael Haithcock
Orchestra/Ensemble:
University of Michigan Symphony Band
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2005; Ohio, USA
Length: 8 Minutes 10 Secs.
Featured Sound Samples
Brooklyn Bridge: IV. North (Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center)
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