I played in a composite band some years back made up of members of takapuna brass continental brass and Mt roskil brass the concert was held in st Mary's cathedral in parnell in Auckland Tremaine work was a piece called 3 inventions and it was conducted by the composer Mr Eric Ball what a great man he told the story behind and what inspired him to write 3 inventions a great piece and to be conducted by the composer was an awsome experience a very approachable gent
I'm not religious myself but I always assumed this was about the fall and rise of jesus and the notes were the nails being hammered into the cross and the end was jesus rising again.
Close. It’s about the journey of the Christian and the ups and downs they have in life. Eric Ball, the composer, wrote a few paragraphs that appear at the beginning of the score describing his tone poem and it’s meaning
This is deeply spiritual music about life after death. Taken from the Book of Wisdom. It's intended to be very contemplative as the listener realizes that physical death is not the end of life, just a shift from the physical to the spiritual and their eternal state. Will it be in the presence of God or apart from Him.While this is a very nice performance, but a bit rushed in spots, I suggest you look up Enfield Citadel Band of the Salvation Army's rendition, it is superb. So where will you spend eternity? It will be in one of two places and its up to you to choose.The door to eternity with Godis Jesus Christ and your belief and acceptance of His substitutionary atonement on your behalf!
ResurgAm! Considering that the conductor admits to not knowing what this music is about, then a superficially creditable performance on the surface that inevitably fails to illuminate the music. Also, Eric Ball always "wanted The Salvation Army to have this piece" he considered it Salvation Army music because it was written by a Salvationist. It had to be be rescored for the Cornet section and was published in 1967 Festival Series No 302 with the permission of R Smith and Co. The irony being that Smith is now owned by The Salvation Army!
The "facts" expounded by the conductor about Resurgam and Eric Ball are from his own imagination I'm afraid. None of them are accurate - which is quite an achievement!
