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similarly praised Daugherty's writing as "propulsive, accessible yet well constructed and deeply imbued with the spirits of both romanticism and postmodernism." Ivan Hewett of
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as "... a big, boisterous Cadillac of a piece, intended to convey the experience of driving from Illinois to California in only seven busy, energetic minutes". Mark Estren of
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along America’s first intercontinental highway, as seen through my rear view mirror." The work lasts roughly 7 minutes in duration and was described by James Manheim of
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lauded Daugherty as "the orchestral chronicler of American culture" and described the piece, in addition to Daugherty's
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as containing "lots of contrapuntal brass and wind material underpinned by fast-moving syncopated percussion."
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he paints the hopes and dreams embodied in Interstate highways, wide-open spaces and all-night bars where
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Music commissioned by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
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orchestra
Michael Daugherty
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
East Lansing, Michigan
conductor
U.S. Route 66
Illinois
California
AllMusic
flutes
piccolo
oboes
English horn
E-flat clarinet
B-flat clarinet
bass clarinet
bassoons
contrabassoon
French horns
trumpets
trombones
tuba
timpani
percussionists
xylophone
glockenspiel
vibraphone
marimba
brake drum

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