Queen Mab by Scott Watson
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Channel: Scott Watson · 2016 · Music
Queen Mab was commissioned by a consortium of twelve university and high school ensembles across the United States under the auspices of Composers and Schools in Concert (CSIC). This performance is by the Orange County School for the Arts (Santa Ana, CA) Wind Ensemble, Teren Shaffer, Musical Director, with Jeffery deSeriere conducting. Shakespeare describes Queen Mab as the spritely queen of the faeries and the midwife of dreams. Mab flits around at night driving a miniature chariot, landing on the noses of sleeping men and women to plant dreams in their minds. The dreams she instigates may be about the fulfillment of wishes, love and desire, bravery in battle, mischievous fun, or even frightening visions. In this programmatic tone poem for winds and percussion, Mab’s exploits are captured via sectional themes: lullaby, magical flight, nocturnal work, and a recapitulation in which the lullaby theme is interwoven with Mab’s flight music. To learn more about the music of Scott Watson, please visit: www.scottwatsonmusic.com Dr. Scott Watson teaches in the School of Music at Cairn University (Langhorne, PA). To investigate how YOU can unlock your musical talents at this Philadelphia-area Christian liberal arts university, please visit: https://cairn.edu/worship-music-ma-online/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=MAWorshipMusic&utm_id=Watson25
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