Charles Booker... Compositions
"....your wonderful Symphony No. 1 "Prophecy" - what an amazing work! You must be SO pleased with this. A work of this scope and magnitude really gave you a chance to bring out so much of your inner being...so many colors and styles and emotions. Really a wonderful piece..."
Robert Sheldon
"...a REAL symphony! ... and not the all-too-prevalent band 'quickie-symphony'. Wonderful breadth & proportion to this fine work. You understand the medium REALLY well! Terrific orchestration. On a first hearing, I loved movement two in particular. BRAVO on this really wonderful work! "
Mark Camphouse, Composer
Commission/Premier of Symphony No. 1 Prophecy
- The First Movement, "His Promise"... God's Promise of Everlasting Life.
- The Second Movement, "His Plan"... God's Plan for each of his children
- The Third Movement, "His Power"... God's Power over the universe
- The Fourth Movement, "His Place"... departed loved-one's place with God
The Fourth Movement, "His Place", as originally commissioned by Donna Payton,
mother of Michael T. Hughes, and is a commemoration of his life.
Michael, a saxophone performance major, was a graduate of the
University of Central Arkansas. "HIs Place" represents the composer's
depiction of a loved one who has left this world and gone to a much
better place. In the beginning of the piece, our beloved has suddenly
entered a new world. He hears the rustle of Angels' wings and the
Middle Eastern modality of major/minor colors and moves towards the
sound of percussion and brass fanfares. He quickly ascends the steps to
his Father's City - "His Place". Upon reaching the Gates of Heaven, our
loved one sees the "many mansions" laid out before him, and finally
discovers His Place. Recorded August 2005 by the U.S. Air Force Academy Band in Colorado Springs, CO.
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