Concerto Grosso in F Major

For the past few months, I have been working on composing a Baroque concerto grosso. It was a wonderful learning process requiring many discussions and reading sessions between myself and various friends from the SFUCO. As I have expanded my writing to winds this time, there were many new fun challenges to tackle and it has been an immensely enjoyable experience.

i. Allegro ma non troppo
ii. Largo
iii. Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto inverso

This piece was composed for the Simon Fraser University Chamber Orchestra and I started the project in December 2010. As I had composed my first violin concerto not long ago last summer, I decided to expand my instrumentation to incorporate winds into my next work. Having studied the Brandenburg Concertos of Bach at my own leisure, I was inspired to compose a concerto grosso in a similar style with my own personal touch.

I would like to thank George Chung (violin), Rei Miyasaka (violin), Jerry Yon (cello), Grandy Chu (cello), Colin Hume (horn), Fatima Lee (basoon), and Maia Smith (oboe) for dedicating their time to review my writing on request. And once again, I would like to thank the entire Simon Fraser University Chamber Orchestra for inspiring me to take on this project.