River of Four Reflections

River of Four Reflections is a powerful and somewhat introspective work inspired by the meditations of Ignatius of Loyola.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 5:00

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
Bb Trumpet 3
Horn 1
Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Baritone BC/TC
Tuba

Timpani (4 drums)
Percussion 1 (snare drum, bass drum)
Percussion 2 (crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, triangle, tam-tam)
Percussion 3 (bells, xylophone)

Program Notes
The river referred to in River of Four Reflections is the river Cardoner which flows through the small town of Manresa just northwest of Barcelona in Spain. Above the river is a cave especially celebrated in Manresa as a place Ignatius of Loyola lived in retreat for awhile. On the floor of the entrance to the cave has been constructed a mosaic of a sunflower, inscribed with the words (in Spanish) "He Turns Toward the Sun." Loyola began developing his Spiritual Exercises here, which comprise four weeks of retreat and meditation. It is a classical, and practical, manual of Western thinking and writing.

- Reber Clark