Instrumentation: full orchestra [2d1, 2d1, 2, 2 – 4, 3, 3, 1, timp, 3 percussion, harp, strings]
Duration: ca. 11 minutes
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*Expected delivery: Fall 2024
About The Castle Upon Crystal Shores:
In my downtime, I love to read for enjoyment. More often than not, I gravitate towards nonfiction, like essays, informational texts, and self-help books. (I happen to be a sucker for those!) But once in a while, I’ll indulge in a novel or two. I generally prefer realistic fiction since I often have a hard time taking to most fantasy or science fiction. I was like that even as a kid. Yet, music is often what takes me to otherworldly places most instantaneously.
As with many of my recent works, writing The Castle Upon Crystal Shores was that experience for me. I began to picture a kingdom built upon honor and integrity. When outside forces attempt to deceive them and capture their illustrious stronghold and its enchanting lands, the kingdom opposes this evil with heroic dignity and is ultimately unshaken.
– Sakari Dixon Vanderveer
Pictured above from left to right: Robert Beaser (composer-mentor), Aiden Feltkamp (former Director of Composer Advancement & Diversity at ACO), SiHyun Uhm, Vincent Calianno, Sakari Dixon Vanderveer, Sid Richardson, Chen Yi (composer-mentor), and Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate (composer-mentor).
Sakari Dixon 