Viola Concerto - Full Score

My Viola Concerto was commissioned by the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra for soloist Logan Strawn. The first movement is marked Andante, emphasizing the viola's darker and more lyrical character. The concerto opens pianissimo, with the viola entering with a long lyric line. The middle, somewhat livelier section is based on a single theme, first heard in the clarinet, and then taken up by the viola. In second movement, the viola introduces a long theme over a pulsating background, which is developed at length with increasing intensity. The movement ends peacefully, with cello and violin joining the viola as co-soloists. The third movement, Estampie, contains the most virtuosic writing in the concerto. Inspired in part by Early and Middle-Eastern music, the movement is driven by frame drum accompanying the first theme and cadenza. Duration: 28:00