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    (2008) Impressions

    Duration: 15 minutes | Commissioned by The New Century Chamber Orchestra

    Program Notes

    IMPRESSIONS, Suite For Chamber Orchestra, was commissioned by the New Century Chamber Orchestra in 2008. Written originally for NCCOs as a season opener, the purpose of the piece was to showcase the orchestra’s performers’ diversity and uniqueness and create a musical portrait of the first impressions between the musicians of the orchestra and the composer herself. The first movement is a set of variations for each of the orchestra’s five sections. The second movement, Dança Brasileira, echoes Assad’s homeland. The film noirs of Hollywood inspired the middle movement, Slow Waltz, while Perpetual Motion, the fourth movement, showcases skill and proficiency. The last movement serves as a bridge, and the suite concludes by reflecting on its opening. 

    1. Personas. Theme & Variations
    2. Fusion. Dança Brasileira
    3. Affection. Slow Waltz
    4. Precision. Perpetual Motion
    5. Unity. Coda
    TOGETHER, by New Century Chamber Orchestra
    PART RENTAL | LICENSING

    “Lushly film-score-ish, with echoes of black spirituals, dances from Brazilian salons of yore — and Vivaldi’s sunshine.“

    SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS ‘

    “… brilliant and entertaining Impressions.” – 

    San Francisco Classical Voice

    “Impressions is full of infectiously Brazilian high spirits and enveloping warmth.”  

    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    “Gorgeous … one of the more enjoyable new works I’ve heard in recent years.” 

    SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE

    “… Dynamic, fresh.”  

    Stewart Oksenhorn, The Aspen Times
    Performance History
    2019
    Nov 7, 2019 — IMPRESSIONS Suite for Strings – ENSEMBLE URBAIN, Montreal, QB

    2020
    Jan 25, 2020 — IMPRESSIONS SUITE FOR STRINGS – Orchesterverein Wiedikon – Zurich, Switzerland

    2021
    Jul 11, 2021 — RIVER CITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – IMPRESSIONS (Anglican Church) Livestream at facebook.come/rcorch
    Jul 16, 2021 — IMPRESSIONS , SUITE FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
    Jul 18, 2021 — IMPRESSIONS, SUITE FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
    Oct 14, 2021 — IMPRESSIONS SUITE – Richmond Symphony Orchestra

    2022
    Mar 12, 2022 — IMPRESSIONS SUITE – Ashland Symphony Orchestra
    Jul 9, 2022 — IMPRESSIONS, SUITE FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Japan
    Aug 3, 2022 — 2 IMPRESSIONS, SUITE FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Japan
    Nov 5, 2022 — IMPRESSIONS – ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    Nov 6, 2022 — IMPRESSIONS – ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

    2024
    Feb 24, 2024 — IMPRESSIONS, Suite For Chamber Orchestra | Reading, PA
    Mar 9, 2024 — IMPRESSIONS, Suite For Chamber Orchestra | Fort Wane, Indiana

    2025
    Oct 3, 2025 — Sphinx plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 5, 2025 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 8, 2025 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 10, 2025 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 19, 2025 — SPHINX plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 21, 2025 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 22, 2025 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Oct 25, 2025 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS

    2026
    Feb 19, 2026 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Feb 21, 2026 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Feb 24, 2026 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Feb 26, 2026 — Sphinx Plays Assad.| IMPRESSIONS
    Mar 5, 2026 — SPHINX Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Mar 11, 2026 — Sphinx Plays Assad | Impressions
    Mar 12, 2026 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS
    Mar 15, 2026 — Sphinx Plays Assad | IMPRESSIONS

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