Raise The Roof Daugherty Orchestra

Duration is 12 minutes.

Raise the roof daugherty orchestra.

Except for niagara falls 1997 these compositions date from the 2000s. Raise the roof for example is both a tribute to large architectural structures such as the empire state building and an essay for timpani requiring a highly proficient player. The world premiere was given by the detroit symphony orchestra under the direction of neeme jarvi with brian jones timpani at symphony hall detroit michigan on october 16 2003. Raise the roof a 13 minute showcase for the dso s brilliant virtuoso timpanist brian jones is heavily flavored by jazz especially in the stan kenton like passages girded by latin rhythms a piano vamp and punchy brass.

The work was commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra for the opening of the max m. They offer some good examples of daugherty s large scale double meanings. It s a party piece and there s nothing wrong with that. 50 videos play all mix raise the roof by michael daugherty timpani concerto youtube wolfgang amadeus mozart.

University of michigan symphony band raise the roof for timpani and symphonic band 2007 michael daugherty b. It was premiered in detroit october 16 2003 with conductor neeme järvi leading the detroit symphony orchestra and timpanist brian jones. Raise the roof is a one movement concerto for timpani and orchestra by the american composer michael daugherty. Iceland symphony orchestra.

This arrangement was commissioned by the university of michigan. It s not the most serious music but it was never meant to be. The world premiere was given by the detroit symphony orchestra under the direction of neeme jarvi with brian jones timpani at symphony hall detroit michigan on october 16 2003. Raise the roof 2003 for timpani and orchestra was commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra for the opening of its max fisher music center.