Deciduous by Viet Cuong (Official Reference Recording)
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- "Deciduous" for wind ensemble.
Composed by Viet Cuong.
Performed by the Texas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Dr. Sarah McKoin, Director.
For a long time after my father passed away, I felt like I had “lost my leaves.” In the ways that leaves harness light to create energy for trees and plants, I felt like I had so little left to harness creatively. Many days I feared those leaves would never grow back. After struggling for months to write, I finally found some healing while creating Deciduous. This involved revisiting chord progressions that brought me solace throughout my life and activating them in textures that I have enjoyed exploring in recent years. The piece cycles through these chord progressions, building to a moment where it’s stripped of everything and must find a way to renew itself. While I continue to struggle with this loss, I have come to understand that healing is not as much of a linear process as it is a cyclical journey, where, without fail, every leafless winter is followed by a spring. Deciduous was commissioned by the Florida Bandmasters Association and premiered by the 11-12 Florida All-State Band under the direction of Dr. Emily Threinen.
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probably one of the greatest pieces i’ve had the opportunity to play.
-WVU symphonic band clarinetist
My sister said she heard this piece performed by a school ensemble and i had to hear it for myself. As a string player, I am envious of the timbres a wind ensemble conveys. Great work!
I’m in hs and playing this at Carnegie hall! Super hard piece but it is so cool!
Just saw the KSU Wind Ensemble perform this tonight. My students that were with me were stunned. I was in tears, yet smiling the whole time!
I was there to it was truly amazing
My band teacher told us about this song today and its story behind it. It’s truly a work of art and probably one of the best pieces I’ve ever heard.
Just played this a couple of weeks ago for the nassau-duval honor band, and I just wanna say thank you so much Dr. Bodnar for choosing this piece.
Last night we witnessed the Green Bay Preble hs wind ensemble perform this masterpiece. My son’s a senior French horn player. It brought tears.
THANK YOU Dr. Vickerman for selecting this astoundingly beautiful piece for all state AK 2024, being in the same room as a live performance of this piece, let alone performing it myself as a percussionist, was truly an insane experience, ethereal really, Viet Cuong, you created a masterpiece❤
Heard this tonight at University of Cincinnati CCM. The story behind the piece was told by the composer that it was written while processing the pain of the loss of his father.
I lost mine earlier this year. This was truly a powerful and moving experience.
My son’s high school wind ensemble played this song recently. You would be very proud. Such a moving, relevant, yet timeless piece of music.
I find it absolutely astounding how someone can be going through such grief and hard times and use that to turn it into a work of art. The “falling leaves” description you gave fits this song perfectly. Bravo, Mr. Cuong.
I was lucky enough to play the world premiere of this piece on clarinet, and my god, it’s one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever heard. Both from listening and feeling the melancholy but hopeful mood, and the technicality and methods used to create the sound effects from percussion, it’s a marvel of a work.
We are so excited to perform this at Amador Valley this fall. Thank you Viet for this music.
Wow, what a coincidence! My school's top wind ensemble actually *just* performed this for their fall concert. Our band director is really amazing, so the piece sounded really beautiful!
@@arnan_bajaj LMAOO
This is a gorgeous piece of art, I feel intense emotions, especially connecting to the story behind the song, I can feel what you were visioning making this song and this is art
This song has changed my musical life, thank you.
Absolutely GORGEOUS, Viet! This is at the top of my list to program for all-state and top regional honor bands now. You have such a beautiful gift. Thank you for sharing it with us in such a heartfelt work.
I heard this performed by Interlochen’s World Youth Wind Symphony this summer, and I don’t know if it’s ever happened to anyone else, but sometimes, when I listen to music, it sounds so utterly perfect that my mind simply detaches itself from the world, and all that’s left is *music*. That happened when I was listening to this, and it was so perfect that it left me in tears. This piece is absolutely brilliant ❤️
I just watched the TLU Wind Ensemble play this piece, and I had to come back for another listen. This is honestly the most beautiful piece I’ve ever heard, and I hope to make it into a college band to play pieces like these.
Just listened to Southeast Missouri State University wind symphony play this last weekend. Was amazing!!!
Playing this at Purdue University Fort Wayne soon! It’s definitely one of my favorites I’ve heard/been able to play. I don’t think I have heard of minimalism before this, so I’m pleased that this is my first. And the story behind it makes it all the more moving.
Beautiful, thank you for sharing!
coolest song ever omg especially the horn rips near the end
Yoooo, I just happened to find this! I was in the FMEA All-State Band when it first premiered!!
We are playing this in my high school all city band and it's beautiful
Playing this in wind ensemble; congrats on the recent marriage! Wedding looked gorgeous
Played in the world premiere of this piece at FMEA. It was such a fun and wonderful piece to play!
SAMEEEE, I was a horn player. What section were you in?
I will be playing this piece in my high school band in two weeks! So excited! This is such beautiful and meaningful piece. Every day in band we want to rehearse this piece because we love it so much!!
good luck! we just played in carnegie hall with this music selection, it was such a surreal experience. you’ll do great!
@@maxpiano01thank you! That’s awesome!
My son played this recently at UK. Like the others in this thread it moved me greatly. Thank you.
really gorgeous piece :)
It sound like an orchestra with a delay and reverse delay effect! Congrats! I really like your music!
That’s exactly the goal!
Playing this at Allstate band in a couple weeks!
Same here!!! AK?
@ YES! I’m clarinet what about you?
LA is doing it for theirs too, Im so excited!
@@parkerbeaird223 that’s so cool! We had our first rehearsals today
@@FrushGamingIT WENT AMAZING, I was a percussionist for all state AK
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