Iridium
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Product ID: KJ1 JO2002C
By Jack Stamp
Publisher:
Kjos
Series:
Full Orchestra
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Level: 6
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About this item
It was with great pleasure that I received a commission from my good friends at the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Symphony Orchestra, Istvan Jaray, music director and conductor, to write a work for the opening of their 1996-1997 season. My intention was to write a lively work which highlighted the strengths of this musical organization while being accessible and appealing to their loyal audience members. In trying to tie something unique about Johnstown to the work, I came up with the title, Iridium, which is a term that deals with the production of metal.
During the writing of the work, my friend, colleague, and former teacher, Hugh Johnson passed away. Dr. Johnson, faculty emeritus at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was a terrific musician who was always enthusiastic about orchestral music! It is this enthusiasm and energy that I have tried to capture in this new work, which is dedicated to Dr. Johnson's memory.
Finally, I would like to thank Maestro Jaray and Tony Blackner for their interest in my work. With Iridium comes my best wishes to Maestro Jaray and the orchestra for a fantastic new season of music-making.
-Jack Stamp (August, 1996)
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Composer
Jack Stamp
Jack Stamp is a highly regarded North American Wind Ensemble conductor and composer.
He has nearly sixty compositions available from Neil A Kjos Music Company, including the extremely popular Gavorkna Fanfare, which was dedicated to Eugene Corporon. In 1993, he formed the Keystone Wind Ensemble, comprising students, alumni and professors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, which has been recorded on 16 CDs. Dr. Stamp is known for his unique collection of shirts, which often feature stripes in an assortment of colors.
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