Wood Song - Oboe Unaccompanied

Official selection for the 2022 International Double Reed Society Norma Hooks Young Artist Competition. Includes one solo oboe part, with a helpful performance note from the composer, and the poem which inspired the composer.

In Brandon's own words: Wood Song for solo oboe (2019) was inspired by the Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) poem of the same name. I was particularly drawn to this poem for both the reference to the wood thrust bird as well as the poet's honesty of kissing life "scars and all". The colors of the oboe lend themselves to creating this bird's etheral and mysterious sounds, and of telling the journey of a soul through poem and music.