Overture for Education
by Joshua Idio

Grade 3 | 5:30 | © 2018

Overture for Education is an impelling contemporary work that is suitable for concert openers. It moves through a fanfare with an impelling force of melodies and a more majestic middle section that is meant to challenge the young musicians to go beyond their ordinary playing. This piece is the cry and call out for a new generation of young music.

            This was one of the biggest projects during my college career. I wrote this piece during my final student teaching semester at Union Middle School in Rutherford. It was at a time where I was not only teaching but preparing for my senior recital and my EdTPA assignments. My collaborating teacher, Mr. John E. Brigante, asked if I would like to compose an opening for our spring concert. It was a project I was excited to take on. Overture for Education was premiered on April 4, 2018.

Recorded on November 21st, 2019 by University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Band and Dr. Andrew Hunter