Millennium Overture Dance
Allan Crossman
About this work:
Millennium Overture Dance (1999) was written for North/South Consonance. It is both a welcome piece for the new millennium, as it “hits the ground running” with playfulness and passion, and a dance piece, with its insistent rhythms and instrumental interplay.
After the rousing opening sections, the music becomes quiet and more plaintive, reflecting on certain darker events of the century past. But, somehow, the optimism returns, and we dive back into the celebration of things to come.
Year composed: 1999
Duration: 00:08:52
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: ,1 Flute soloist(s), ,1 Clarinet soloist(s), ,1 Violin soloist(s), ,1 Viola soloist(s), ,1 Cello soloist(s)