Chamber Music Bass
Clarinet, Clarinet,
Flute, Percussion, Piano,
Violin, Violoncello, alto
Flute
SKU:
PR.11441930S
Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Full
score. With Standard
notation. 40 pages.
Duration 13:15. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41930S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11441930S).
UPC:
680160673537. 9 x 12
inches.
Written
during a residence at an
artist community in the
isolation of Wyoming,
Postcards from Wyoming is
an impression of the
wilderness and beauty of
the surrounding landscape
and its inhabitants.
Written for Pierre
ensemble with percussion,
Postcards includes High
Plains Prairie (a harsh
landscape which reveals
glimpses of beauty upon
closer examination), Call
of the Wild (animals from
snakes to horses and cows
populate the
environment), and The
Solitude of Stars
(capturing the infinite
awe of the night
sky).
In 2014, I
enjoyed a wonderful
residence at the Ucross
Foundation in Clearmont,
Wyoming. Ucross is an
artist colony that gives
writers, composers, and
visual artists the gift
of time, space, and
support to follow their
artistic pursuits; we are
provided with studio
space, housing, and meals
so that we can work
almost continuously on
our projects. I have been
in residence at numerous
artist colonies; however,
nothing in my previous
experiences prepared me
for living in such
isolated, wild country.
Ucross is situated on a
20,000-acre cattle ranch
at nearly 4,000 feet in
elevation with fewer than
150 people living within
the town. But what
Clearmont lacks in
population, it makes up
for abundantly and
spectacularly in
wilderness and wildlife.
Postcards from Wyoming
presents three glimpses
of what I found to be the
most striking aspects of
my residence. The first
movement, High Plains
Prairie, represents the
conundrum that is a high
elevation landscape: from
afar, the eye sees little
else than an unending and
threadbare horizon. But
as one inspects the land
up close, the prairie
bursts with color
provided by sagebrush,
grasses, insects, and
creeks. The second
movement, Call of the
Wild, is a tribute to the
wide range of animals
that reside in the area.
Deer, turkeys, and
rabbits frequently passed
outside of my studio
window; cows and sheep
lived in fields close by.
Snakes, raccoons, and
field mice also made
guest appearances. While
I'm thankful that I
didn't see any predators
(such as wolves), I
became increasingly aware
of the wildness of the
animal population that
surrounded my studio. The
Solitude of Stars, the
third and final movement,
was inspired by the
stunning nightly display
of the heavens above.
Without city lights
dimming the night sky,
countless stars shone
brightly over the vast
expanse of the prairie.
Postcards from Wyoming
was commissioned by the
2016 Utah Arts Festival.
-S.G.
In 2014, I
enjoyed a wonderful
residence at the Ucross
Foundation in Clearmont,
Wyoming. Ucross is an
artist colony that gives
writers, composers, and
visual artists the gift
of time, space, and
support to follow their
artistic pursuits; we are
provided with studio
space, housing, and meals
so that we can work
almost continuously on
our projects. I have been
in residence at numerous
artist colonies; however,
nothing in my previous
experiences prepared me
for living in such
isolated, wild country.
Ucross is situated on a
20,000-acre cattle ranch
at nearly 4,000 feet in
elevation with fewer than
150 people living within
the town. But what
Clearmont lacks in
population, it makes up
for abundantly and
spectacularly in
wilderness and
wildlife.Postcards from
Wyoming presents three
glimpses of what I found
to be the most striking
aspects of my residence.
The first movement, High
Plains Prairie,
represents the conundrum
that is a high elevation
landscape: from afar, the
eye sees little else than
an unending and
threadbare horizon. But
as one inspects the land
up close, the prairie
bursts with color
provided by sagebrush,
grasses, insects, and
creeks. The second
movement, Call of the
Wild, is a tribute to the
wide range of animals
that reside in the area.
Deer, turkeys, and
rabbits frequently passed
outside of my studio
window; cows and sheep
lived in fields close by.
Snakes, raccoons, and
field mice also made
guest appearances. While
I’m thankful that
I didn’t see any
predators (such as
wolves), I became
increasingly aware of the
wildness of the animal
population that
surrounded my studio. The
Solitude of Stars, the
third and final movement,
was inspired by the
stunning nightly display
of the heavens above.
Without city lights
dimming the night sky,
countless stars shone
brightly over the vast
expanse of the
prairie.Postcards from
Wyoming was commissioned
by the 2016 Utah Arts
Festival.-S.G.
