Tonewood

Tonewood (2008)

"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today and yesterday."
- Proverb

'Tonewood' is a term generally used to designate wood with recognized acoustic qualities that make it ideal for use in the construction of musical instruments.

Tonewood was premiered on February 5, 2009, by the USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting, as part of the 2009 USC Thornton New Music for Orchestra (NMO) program at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Performance History -

premiere:
USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting; New Music for Orchestra
February 5, 2009; Bovard Auditorium, USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles, CA

USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting

note: The piece begins with three distant bass drums.
It is very quiet, but should still be just barely audible.