Two Minds

About this piece:

Two Minds was commissioned by Luther College for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. This piece was played during Luther's Reformation Day Cantata alongside 4 professional commissions. 

Two Minds is two dimensional. The name, Two Minds, is derived from the separation between woodwind and brass sections. This is to convey Martin Luther’s two minds – academic (woodwinds) and religious (brass). The second dimension lies in the ABA’  form of the piece. This is to communicate Luther’s initial frustration with the Catholic Church (A), the spread of his thoughts through his Ninety-Five Theses (B), and ultimately open a dialogue which ignites the Reformation (A’). The hymn-sounding material within the A section is intentional and elaborated upon throughout the piece, providing this work with a Lutheran contour.