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Program Note from James Madison University Wind Symphony concert program 4 October 2017 The composition is a truly remarkable gem, summarizing the truly profound and wonderful output of wind ensemble music that Mr. Maslanka, prior to his passing on August 6, 2017. The Seeker is also the last finished piece of Mr. The movement concludes with a partial recap of the fastmusic, and a very brief coda. The melody returns in the context of a chorale, a recomposition of Christe, der du bist tag und licht (Christ, you who are day and light) from the 371 four-part chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach. It transitions suddenly and sharply into the main body of the work, an energetic and exuberant romp at a very speedy tempo. The Seeker opens with a slow melody that feels like an Appalachian folk song. Maslanka writes “it can be said that we are all seekers on this path, the path to self-understanding, of the heart of compassion, of caring for the world.” The Seeker draws its name from the Buddhist tradition, in which Buddhist followers are “the seekers” after enlightenment.
The Seeker, a symphonic movement for wind ensemble, was composed by David Maslanka in 2016, commissioned by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors' Association.
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