Russell Peck - Don't Tread on Me / string orchestra

PEACE OVERTURE - for orchestra GABRIEL - concert overture for orchestra SIGNS OF LIFE & SIGNS OF LIFE II - for string orchestra DON'T TREAD ON ME - for string orchestra ULTRA AMERICANA - two pieces for orchestra MOZART ESCAPES - settings of Mozart for orchestra FREEDOM FANFARE - for orchestra REVOLUTIONARY ACTION - for orchestra

HARMONIC RHYTHM - concerto for timpani and orchestra THE GLORY AND THE GRANDEUR - concerto for percussion trio and orchestra THE UPWARD STREAM - concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra VOICE OF THE WOOD - concerto for cello quartet and orchestra

THE THRILL OF THE ORCHESTRA - instrument demonstration piece for narrator and orchestra PLAYING WITH STYLE - demonstration piece for orchestra with narration JACK AND JILL AT BUNKER HILL - American story piece for narrator and orchestra WHERE'S RED ROBIN? - nature story piece for narrator and orchestra Works Without Narration: string orch., full orch., perc. concerto, timp. concerto

"Peck's pulsing rhythms audibly and visibly struck a chord ... and gave yesterday's show a flashy finish."
Richmond Symphony / Richmond Times-Dispatch

Although it begins in a Mozartian vein, Don't Tread On Me quickly gets rugged with unequivocal rock influence, and is given a special energy by feroce string crossings. However that does not make the piece difficult. The rhythms are straightforward and everything is idiomatic. That plus the extremely accessible nature of the piece (and its length) have allowed conductors to program it in many varied contexts.

duration: 3' 30"

(1995)

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