King of Prussia, PA – Merion Music has made available the study score for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Fanfare; Reminiscence and Celebration for orchestra (446-41256 — study score — $25.00), commissioned for the Florida State University School of Music’s newly-renovated Ruby Diamond Hall. Zwilich celebrates the acoustics of the new concert environment by enhancing the orchestration with 3 brass sextets placed in the left, center, and right balconies, providing a breath-taking panorama. To further honor FSU, Zwilich has also created a version for concert band with the 3 antiphonal brass choirs (145-40034M – parts, 145-40034F – score). A large score is also available for purchase (446-41256L), and orchestra parts are available on rental.

At a time when the musical offerings of the world are more varied than ever before, few composers have emerged with the unique personality of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Her music is widely known because it is performed, recorded, broadcast, and – above all – listened to and liked by all sorts of audiences the world over. Like the great masters of bygone times, Zwilich produces music "with fingerprints," music that is immediately recognized as her own. In her compositions, Ms. Zwilich combines craft and inspiration, reflecting an optimistic and humanistic spirit that gives her a unique musical voice. A prolific composer in virtually all media, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s works have been performed by most of the leading American orchestras and by major ensembles abroad. Her music first came to public attention when Pierre Boulez conducted her Symposium for Orchestra at Juilliard (1975), but it was the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for the Symphony No. 1 that brought her instantly into international focus. Commissions, major performances and recordings soon followed: the Symphony No. 2 (Cello Symphony), premiered by Edo de Waart and the San Francisco Symphony; Symphony No. 3, written for the New York Philharmonic’s 150th anniversary; and many more. To read more about Zwilich, click here.

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