PROGRAM NOTE
Rat Race is my homage to Hollywood film scores. This high pursuit overture for orchestra pulls almost every trick of the trade when it comes to that action blockbuster or that animated magical fantasy soundtrack. As the title suggest, the music is about many many rats in pursuit of an object, cheese perhaps. From the screeching high violins, steroidal brass, heavy metal percussion and magical wind filigree, Rat Race is pure action, chase music that will hopefully have the popcorn flying.
YEAR
2007, Revised 2010
INSTRUMENTATION
Orchestra:
2222/4331/timp+2/hp/str
DURATION
7 minutes
FIRST PERFORMANCE
February 18, 2012
Sioux City Symphony
Conducted by Ryan Haskins