Lantana

oboe and soundtrack OR soprano saxophone and soundtrack (2022)

Mary Lynch VanderKolk, oboe
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA

details

Duration: 6 minutes
Commissioned by: Mary Lynch VanderKolk with oboists Carl Colvin, Aaron Hill, Jennet Ingle, Dane Phillipsen, Nancy Rumbel
Premiere: December 16, 2022
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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program note

Lantana was commissioned by Seattle Symphony Principal Oboist Mary Lynch VanderKolk in consortium with several other oboists. The soundtrack is created exclusively from oboe recordings Mary made for this project in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. While developing the score and electronic material, my audio software continually emitted sparkling, buoyant sounds (quite regardless of my mood). An image of the small-but-mighty lantana flower came to mind; its bright circles of color seem like an ideal fit for a radiant piece full of bubbling motion and vibrant contrast. It exudes joy no matter how the weather behaves.