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Metamorphic Fanfare
for Symphony Orchestra
Metamorphic rocks have undergone transformation through environmental forces of heat and pressure while
still maintaining properties of their former identities. Likewise, we residents of planet Earth bear little
external similarity to our counterparts of 1000 A.D., having been transformed through civilization's forces of
creativity, invention and technology. Metamorphic Fanfare pays homage to this continuing journey,
its Creator, and the immortal spirit of humankind.
Metamorphic Fanfare was commissioned by Kirk Trevor and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to celebrate
the new millennium. It was premiered by the orchestra on its October 19 and 20, 2000 subscription concert pair, and was
subsequently broadcast and webcast on Knoxville's NPR affiliate WUOT-FM. It was also featured in November 2010 on the Knoxville Symphony's
75th Anniversary Celebration Gala Concert Pair. It has been recorded by the Kiev Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Robert Ian Winstin for release on ERM Media's Masterworks of the New Era CD series.
Metamorphic Fanfare is under three minutes
in length and is tonal yet contemporary. It is audience-friendly and would be a great opener
for any type of concert using a full orchestra, whether indoors or outdoors.
2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Bb Clarinets 2 Bassoons
4 F Horns
Timpani (4)
Strings
Published by Metamorphic Music.
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The concert opened with the world premiere of
Tennessee composer David Sartor's Metamorphic
Fanfare, commissioned by the KSO. A piece with
thundering percussion and heralding from the
horns and brass, with shimmering connective tissue, it
effectively foretold of events to come.
David Sartor's '[Metamorphic] Fanfare' is reminiscent of Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man,'
but features the entire orchestra, with grandiose writing for the brass and percussion
sections and colorful flourishes for the woodwinds and strings.