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Composition is a single movement
Premier Conductor's Notes:
Kelly said he was inspired by the atmosphere of Whitman’s poem, “Proud Music of the Storm,” which describes the awakening from a dream in which the universe is illuminated through music. “The sensation of floating between sleep and waking, the reminiscences of a dream, the sense of newness the outside world takes on … I tried to translate it into music as if I were scoring a scene in a film,” Kelly said. “I hope this colourful, varied musical setting helps to underscore the poem’s message about music as a vehicle for social and spiritual connection.”
