Piccolo Concerto
The Piccolo Concerto by Amanda Harberg is a piccolo concerto in three movements[1] and was first performed under the baton of conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin as part of the New York Philharmonic’s Digital Stage series at the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic.[2] The concerto was commissioned by piccoloist Erica Peel and has been described as one of the most important works for the instrument.[3] [4]
The concerto has received worldwide recognition from the likes of John Corigliano and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who said Harberg, “shrugs of the mundane and explores the unexpected.” [5] The concerto has also received performances from international orchestras including the New England Conservatory, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Berklee College of Music where she works. [6]
Composition
The Concerto for Piccolo was written in 2022 at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts where she worked at the time. Originally conceived as the ’’Sonata for Piccolo’’,[1] the piece was subsequently expanded and orchestrated. It is in three movements marked thus:
1. Allegro
2. Moderato, dreamy
3. Vivace [2]
References
- ^ a b "Harberg's Piccolo Concerto". April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra". April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra". April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra by Amanda Harberg". April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Amanda Harberg at Berklee". April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Amanda Harberg on 'Hall of Ghosts' | Chicago Symphony Orchestra". Hall of Ghosts at CSO. April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2025.