Music
- GROFÉ
- Grand Canyon Suite — 32 min.
Sample music | via SoundCloud
- Description |
Stunning vistas, desert waterfalls, ancient cliffside ruins, wind-carved slot canyons, painted deserts, and surprising islands of life in a rugged, unforgettable land—this is Grand Canyon Country. Attracting nearly 5 million visitors each year, the Grand Canyon is one of the most celebrated natural wonders on the planet. Audiences will experience Grofé’s most famous musical work in an entirely new way, both hearing and seeing what makes the canyon so legendary, as told through hundreds of panoramic photographs made from seldom-seen locations.
“The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon—forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain.” —John Wesley Powell, early western explorer
- Format |
- Live music + multiple digital projectors + 440-square-foot screen + 100s of images choreographed by our artist
- Premiere |
- Tucson Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony (commissioning orchestras)
- Pairs well with |
- Pacifica, Reflections of the Spirit, Sagaland, Vanishing Forest
- Includes extensive photography of Grand Canyon National Park from North and South Rims, Colorado River, and many remote canyon overlooks
- Production travel included 6 photographic trips to Grand Canyon and surroundings, including 9-day Colorado River raft trip
- "On the Trail" movement features rodeo imagery shot at small-town pickup rodeo near Grand Canyon
- Photography and choreography by Nicholas Bardonnay and James Westwater
- Grand Canyon Country |
- Click to view sample images from 100s in the concert piece