Raise The Roof Daugherty Orchestra

The world premiere was given by the detroit symphony orchestra under the direction of neeme jarvi with brian jones timpani at symphony hall detroit michigan on october 16 2003.

Raise the roof daugherty orchestra.

50 videos play all mix raise the roof by michael daugherty timpani concerto youtube wolfgang amadeus mozart. The work was commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra for the opening of the max m. Duration is 12 minutes. Raise the roof 2003 for timpani and orchestra was commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra for the opening of its max fisher music center.

It s a party piece and there s nothing wrong with that. Raise the roof for example is both a tribute to large architectural structures such as the empire state building and an essay for timpani requiring a highly proficient player. Iceland symphony orchestra. Raise the roof is a one movement concerto for timpani and orchestra by the american composer michael daugherty.

University of michigan symphony band raise the roof for timpani and symphonic band 2007 michael daugherty b. This arrangement was commissioned by the university of michigan. Raise the roof a 13 minute showcase for the dso s brilliant virtuoso timpanist brian jones is heavily flavored by jazz especially in the stan kenton like passages girded by latin rhythms a piano vamp and punchy brass. Raise the roof 2003 for timpani and orchestra was commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra for the opening of its max fisher music center.

Except for niagara falls 1997 these compositions date from the 2000s. Daugherty later arranged the piece for concert band in 2007. They offer some good examples of daugherty s large scale double meanings. The world premiere was given by the detroit symphony orchestra under the direction of neeme jarvi with brian jones timpani at symphony hall detroit michigan on october 16 2003.