David Sampson
Homage to JFK
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David Sampson
Homage to JFK
- Instrumentation 4 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 4 Trombones, 2 Tubas and Percussion
- Composer David Sampson
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- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Editions Bim
- Order no. BIM-ENS99
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Description:
Written during the summer of 1995, Hommage JFK is a fanfare for four trumpets, four horns, four trombones, two tubas and three percussion. It was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In the writing of the fanfare, I chose to concentrate on the man for whom the building was dedicated, John F. Kennedy. Since I was only nine when he was elected president, Kennedy became the first political leader to make an impression on me. What I remember most was his humor, smile and vitality, and the fact that these were taken away from US so suddenly. Hommage JFK reflects these two elements: vitality and sudden loss. David Sampson