And Legions Will Rise, by Kevin Puts 

And Legions Will Rise, by Kevin Puts
Performed by:
Ji Hye Jung, marimba
Paul Huang, violin
Jose Franch Ballester, clarinet
Thanks to Camerata Pacifica for the footage!
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This performance was recorded live at Hahn Hall, The Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA on January 16th, 2015.
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ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE:
Camerata Pacifica is a chamber music ensemble based in Santa Barbara that performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino, and Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Founded by Adrian Spence in 1990, the group is composed of the finest performers of chamber music from around the world. The ensemble is distinctive for artistic excellence, an innovative approach to classical music and a repertoire that ranges from baroque to brand new, from familiar masterworks to works that have yet to become favorites.
ABOUT THE PIECE:
Composed in the summer of 2001, And Legions Will Rise is about the power in all of us to transcend during times of tragedy and personal crisis. While I was writing it, I kept imagining one of those war scenes in blockbuster films, with masses of troops made ready before a great battle. I think we have forces like this inside of us, ready to do battle when we are at our lowest moments. The piece was written at the request of Makoto Nakura and commissioned by the Kobe Shinbun. It was premiered in October 2001 at Matsukata Hall, Kobe, Japan by Mr. Nakura, Yayoi Toda (violin), and Todd Palmer (clarinet).
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