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O rose of May | Harrison J. Collins - Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wind Symphony, Midwest 2018

O rose of May, performed by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wind Symphony, conducted by Alex Kaminsky at the 2018 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Peruse and purchase this piece here: https://harrisonjcollins.squarespace.... O rose of May is a musical response to Hamlet, the world famous and deeply influential play by William Shakespeare. The work focuses on the character arc of Ophelia, Hamlet’s would-be love interest, and her internal struggle amongst the external conflict of the play. Represented by a solo clarinetist, Ophelia is depicted as singing a solitary, peaceful song in the opening of the work. After this introduction, an agitated melody takes over, representative of the conflict between the characters of the play. Ophelia’s song reappears - but every time it is more and more twisted. A brief respite suggests relief from the conflict, but the song is unable to begin again. It bends to the will of the conflict, the voices of the surrounding characters overpower her, and as Ophelia descends into madness, her song becomes a hysterical celebration. The final bars are a wild chromatic descent into the last note of the work - a reflection on Ophelia’s final moments, falling from her tree branch into the brook in which she drowns. Enjoy the music! Copyright Harrison J. Collins 2018