Gambol for Orchestra

Carol Jacobson has known me since I was … geez, in 7th or 8th grade? I played under baton in youth orchestra, chamber orchestra, Sequoia summer chamber music camp, etc … and all my first attempts at composition were for the chamber string groups I played in, which she led. She made sure these pieces got played, which was so thrilling for me. I must credit my path as a composer to her support and encouragement.

Carol commissioned Gambol for Orchestra for the ArMac Orchestra (Arcata/McKinleyville High School Orchestra) in 2008. This video follows the score and the audio is from a performance in Carnegie Hall.

This video is from a performance in May 2009. I was in the midst of my Masters degree in Illinois at the time and had flown back to California to see this. It was my first time hearing it performed; you can see me come up on stage and bow at the end of the performance.