A Meditation on Mercy
For Concert Band (2020)
Duration: c. 3 mins
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Recording (Eastman Wind Orchestra, Lindsay Bronnenkant-conductor)
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A Meditation on Mercy for Concert Band is an arrangement of the Kyrie Eleison from my Missa Brevis for SATB Choir and was written in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic of that year. The topic of mercy and compassion is something I have been thinking about a lot during the past several tumultuous years for my country and the greater world. I firmly believe that each of us needs to cultivate more mercy and compassion for all other beings if we are to have a brighter, better, and happier future. This work is a meditation on these oftentimes overlooked virtues.
Premiered March, 24, 2022 by the Bear Creek School Concert Band, Kelsey Thompson-conductor, Redmond, WA.