Quinn Mason - Princesa de la Luna (Nathan Hetherington; MSM Precollege Philharmonic)

Performers:
Manhattan School of Music Precollege Philharmonic
Nathan Hetherington, conductor
Live December 9, 2023
Program note:
‘Princesa de la Luna’ is a portrait of a fictional princess that lives in the sky and is only visible at night during a full moon, in the form of an adagio for harp and strings. The music illustrates the delicate and graceful features of her personality, but near the middle of the piece, the vainness in the vanity that comes with such a character as indicated by some tension in the music.
The entire piece is texture focused and explores the full colors and ranges of the string instruments as well as special effects in the harp (such as harmonics and glissando) giving the music a sparkling and shimmering feeling throughout, much like watching the stars around the moon on a clear night.
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