About the Composer:
Alyssa Morris (1984 - ) is an Oboist, Educator and Composer. She is currently principal oboist of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, and an Assistant Professor of Oboe at Kansas State University. She has appeared as a soloist in venues across the United States, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom and Western Europe. As a composer, she specializes in music for Woodwind, especially Oboe and Bassoon, and she has been commissioned by the RIver Oaks Chamber Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and for Carolyn Hove - the principal English Horn of the L.A. Phiharmonic)
Performer's Notes (By Stephanie Graham):
Lead Thou Me On is a piece written in dedication for a friend and bassoonist (Eric Van de Veer Varner) whose passion for the colour and sound that his instrument offered, lost his life far too young. The choice of instruments and soulful melody reflect her recollections of his contributions to both her musicality and her orchestral style in composition. Fanfare Magazine writes the following: “Alyssa Morris…brings something that we don’t always hear in the music of our time-wit. Add to this a true melodic gift, an ability to evoke a range of moods, and a strong imagination, and the result is a composer whose music is gratifying even on repeated hearings.”
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