Transformation Symphony

Program Notes for the Transformation Symphony Developed from a study of Sergei Prokofiev's Classical Symphony in D Major, Opus 25, the Transformation Symphony was written as a tribute to Prokofiev's style much as Prokofiev paid homage to the works of Joseph Haydn. The Transformation Symphony consists of four contrasting movements which include Dream (Allegro), Sacrifice (Larghetto), Perseverance (Minuet and Trio) and Metamorphosis (Rondo.) Each movement can be defined as a progression from a dream to the sacrifice that is needed to reach the dream to the perseverance needed to maintain the sacrifice to the metamorphosis that comes from having achieved the dream. The composer includes a linear progression in the four movements yet manages to also intertwine these elements in the last movement to indicate that the creative process can be both linear and interspersed.