Fenway (2006)     for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, electric guitar, double bass, piano    also arranged for flute, oboe, viola, cello, piano NOTES:    "Fenway" refers to the very famous and much-loved home of the Boston Red Sox.  I have been a Red Sox fan since birth (my father is the reason for this) and have seen a number of games there in person (and, of course, countless more on the TV and radio).  This is a work based on two songs that have become official Red Sox “theme music”, heard many times everywhere from Fenway Park itself to the movie "Fever Pitch". "Dirty Water" by the Standells is, of course, a 1970s ode to Boston, when the water of the Charles River truly was dirty.  This is the main source of thematic material; “Tessie” by the Dropkick Murphys is also referenced a few times.  This work is my ode to the city and the baseball team I grew up with.  It is essentially 12-tone rock; there is a constant swing rhythm much like that of “Dirty Water”, and it is often wild, crude, and loud.  Creepy, sparse textures as well as an extended lyrical passage offer brief interludes, but “Fenway” finishes with a dissonant bang that is somehow incredibly ecstatic.  “Fenway” is dedicated to Boston, the Red Sox and the NOW Ensemble, and also to my father, who taught me to love the Red Sox. LISTEN:     complete work         The NOW Ensemble     Alexandra Sopp, flute     Sara Phillips, clarinet/bass clarinet     Mark Dancigers, electric guitar     Peter Rosenfeld, double bass     Mikhail Mizrahi, piano     back to compositions