Symphony No. 1

Three Movements

The work is in three movements: a large, joyful Allegro which grows out of a lyric melody for the cellos; a short Intermezzo in which “poetic expression flowers gracefully and sinuously in both expected and unexpected melodic directions”; and a Theme and Derivations whose rhythmic drive brings the symphony to “an exhilarating conclusion.”

Press

“ . . . an almost unprecedented outburst of curtain calls . . . spoke out with fresh personality, a lucid, clean flow of vital instrumental colors, and a lively bounce of tricky rhythmic life.”
‍— San Francisco Examiner

“ . . . one of the world’s great pieces of music—the best piece of contemporary music I have performed in three years.”
‍— Joseph Krips, quoted by Associated Press

“a work of inspiration, originality and distinction.” 
— Music of the West Magazine