Program Note

The Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed to transport satellites and spacecraft into orbit. As the world’s first reusable orbital rocket, it can return to Earth and land vertically using propulsive technology, dramatically reducing launch costs and turnaround time.

Falcon 9 captures the grandeur of this technological marvel through thick, bright harmonies played with fortissimo registration.  Fanfare sections alternate and interact with break-neck toccata passages, meant to elicit the rocket’s speed and precision.  The pitch organization utilizes inversional symmetries within its harmonic and melodic design, referencing the upward and downward trajectory of the rocket.  The organ perfectly suits a piece about Falcon 9—like the rocket, the instrument is a pinnacle of mechanical ingenuity and overwhelming power.

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