Program Notes - Incantation and Allegro

Incantation and Allegro

composer:	Nancy Galbraith (1995)
genre:	trio: oboe, bassoon & piano
length:	2 movements, 14:00 minutes
publisher:	Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP) 60 Depot Street, Verona, NJ 07044 973-857-3440 mail@subitomusic.com www.subitomusic.com
world premiere:	22 October 1995 Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe Nancy Goeres, bassoon Luz Manriquez, piano Shadyside Concert Series Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
audio samples:	Incantation Allegro

recordings:		Nancy Galbraith \| Four Chamber Works ÉLAN Recordings • 1999 • CD 82414 Thomas Thompson, clarinet Will Genz, bassoon Ralph Zitterbart, piano
comments:	"Incantation and Allegro" was written for and dedicated to Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra principal players Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (oboe) and Nancy Goeres (bassoon), and for pianist Luz Manriquez.
composer's notes:	As the title "Incantation and Allegro" indicates, this work has two very different moods. The first movement is slow, lyrical and somewhat magical sounding. It ends with a solo texture in the piano which moves attaca into the second movement. The allegro remains fast throughout, with a tonal rhythmic texture in the piano and lyrical lines in the oboe and bassoon. —N.G.
press bytes:	"hauntingly lovely" —Records International
source:	nancygalbraith.com