Second Sight for Harp and Orchestra (2023)by Laura Schwendinger, For Elizabeth Remy Johnson by leschwend published on 2023-03-08T16:53:53Z Second Sight for Harp and Orchestra (2023)by Laura Schwendinger, featuring Elizabeth Remy Johnson, the Principal Harpist, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by the Emory University Symphony Orchestra in its 100th season. Movements: I (mm. 1 – 35) II (mm. 36 – 91) III (mm. 92 – 122) IV (mm. 123 – 166) V (mm. 168 – 244) VI (mm. 245 – 315) VII (mm. 316 – 397) Epilogue (mm. 398 – 508) Dedicated to the Emory Orchestral Program and Elisabeth Remy Johnson Program Note Second Sight is a dreamlike work that explores ethereal material that floats in and out, returns and is transformed. The material once heard, is then repeated kaleidoscopically - except for a central dance section - to evoke a feeling of déjà vu, or musical “clairvoyance” This dreamlike landscape features various colors and textural characteristics of the harp and seeks to feature the beauty of the instrument and more specifically, Elisabeth Remy Johnson’s great gifts as an artist and soloist. Genre Classical
