Arturo Rodríguez
Flight to Eternity
Short instrumentation: 3 3 5 3 - 4 3 3 1, timp, perc(5), hp, cel, str
Duration: 7'
Choir: female choir
Solos:
piano
Instrumentation details:
piccolo (+alto fl)
1st flute
2nd flute
cor anglais
1st oboe
2nd oboe
bass clarinet
1st clarinet in Bb
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in A
contrabassoon
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
3rd trumpet in C
bass trombone
1st trombone
2nd trombone
tuba
timpani
percussion (5 players)
celesta
harp
violin I (14 players)
violin II (12 players)
viola (10 players)
violoncello (8 players)
double bass (6 players)
Flight to Eternity
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Arturo Rodríguez
Frauenchor (Flight to Eternity)
Available digitally
Type: Chorpartitur
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Work introduction
In January 2023 I received the toughest request to compose a work. My dear friend David Zambrano, who is single handedly responsible for supporting my music career since I was 15 years old and who's sponsorship helped me leave my home country of México and study music abroad, found out that he had a very aggressive cancer and wanted me to compose a work of music for him. What followed was a series of phone calls and messages that resulted on this work for solo piano, symphony orchestra and female choir. David, who is not a musician, became a creative partner suggesting style of music, length and even instrumentation. Even the title of the work, which I originally named "David's Flight" was changed to "Flight to Eternity" by David's request.
David is no longer with us but I'm extremely grateful that he got to hear this work and that, according to him, gave him comfort during the hard times of his battle against cancer.