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Camphouse - A Movement for Rosa

from joe's last mix by UPEI Wind Symphony

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A Movement for Rosa is about one of the biggest political struggles in U.S. history. On December 1, 1955, tailor's assistant Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama to a white man. This act and her subsequent arrest, claimed Dr. Martin Luther King, sparked the civil rights movement in the United States. The piece is in three sections. Section I evokes Rosa’s early years. Section II portray’s years of racial strife in Montgomery and the quest for social equality. The third section is one of quiet strength and serenity. The piece is held together with the hymn "We Shall Overcome". As this three part "musical biography" progresses, we hear fragments of this theme until it is finally played in its entirety on solo horn. The work’s final measures serve as an ominous reminder of racism’s lingering presence in our society.

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from joe's last mix, released May 1, 2004
Mark Camphouse, Composer

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The University of Prince Edward Island Wind Symphony consists of music majors, other UPEI students, and community musicians. Commissioning new compositions, featuring outstanding student and professional soloists, and showcasing masterworks of the wind band genre are all hallmarks of this ensemble. ... more

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