The Forgotten Village

This overture for second-year players tells the musical story of Portsmouth Village, once a bustling sea village on North Carolina's Outer Banks, but now a ghost town with past glories only a memory. In this descriptive work, the slow and reflective opening paints the picture of empty buildings and lost glory. A vibrant faster section relives the hope and promise of the past with driving rhythms and melodic lines passed from section to section.