Rosie the Riveter (for Mixed Winds: Wind Quintet+Saxophone)

Written for the Women’s Wind Ensemble, 2017
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Three Movements:
“We Can Do It,” which borrows its name from the famous campaign slogan, is generated from gestures that are either active or decaying. The movement features many stark contrasts, and is meant to convey a mechanical sound.
“Can You Use an Electric Mixer? (If so, you can learn to use a drill)” is built off of the interplay of two motives, which represent, of course, a mixer, and a drill. The two energetic motives combine and interweave.
In Rosie’s song written by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, she earns a “Production E,” which was a ranking given during the war to companies that achieved “Excellence in Production” of wartime equipment. This movement borrows a short motive from the song as a backdrop for several improvised solos - the ultimate symbols of independence and self-sufficiency.