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Difficulty: Med-Advanced
Duration: ca. 6:00
Program Notes: Requiem for a Jester is written in memory of my grandfather John Kodel (1944-2023); Throughout his life he played many roles in helping others including his military service in the U.S Army, to working on an ambulance, driving public busses, and the most important to me, his work as Bunky the clown for the Syria Shriners. Due to his involvement in the Shriners I grew surrounded by all things circus.
The first movement, Clowns on Parade, aims to evoke the feeling of excitement that I got watching the circus every time it came to town. I was inspired by the boisterous nature of the circus when it came to the instrumentation in this work especially in terms of the percussion used.
The second movement So Mote it Be gets it's name from the freemason saying meaning "so may it be". This phase held a special weight at his funeral, in which many of his close friends and colleagues would repeat the phrase after every blessing. Inspired by this I hoped to portray not only the peaceful nature of the memorial service but also my own regrets I had at the time about the many things I never got to say.
Difficulty: Med-Advanced
Duration: ca. 6:00
Program Notes: Requiem for a Jester is written in memory of my grandfather John Kodel (1944-2023); Throughout his life he played many roles in helping others including his military service in the U.S Army, to working on an ambulance, driving public busses, and the most important to me, his work as Bunky the clown for the Syria Shriners. Due to his involvement in the Shriners I grew surrounded by all things circus.
The first movement, Clowns on Parade, aims to evoke the feeling of excitement that I got watching the circus every time it came to town. I was inspired by the boisterous nature of the circus when it came to the instrumentation in this work especially in terms of the percussion used.
The second movement So Mote it Be gets it's name from the freemason saying meaning "so may it be". This phase held a special weight at his funeral, in which many of his close friends and colleagues would repeat the phrase after every blessing. Inspired by this I hoped to portray not only the peaceful nature of the memorial service but also my own regrets I had at the time about the many things I never got to say.