Download I. Allegro (mp3, 10.9 MB)
Download II. Adagio (mp3, 10.2 MB)
Download iii. Perpetuum Mobile (mp3, 6.7 MB)
Viola Concerto by Steven A. Jent
Download I. Allegro (mp3, 10.9 MB)
Download II. Adagio (mp3, 10.2 MB)
Download iii. Perpetuum Mobile (mp3, 6.7 MB)
I began using a computer to compose in 1983, when I bought a Commodore 64. The principal theme of the Allegro actually dates from that time, but only as a fragment, and it wasn't until last year that I resurrected it for this viola concerto.
After performing in my Overture in A Minor, violist Ken Gilleland asked me to write a concerto for him to premiere. I completed it in 2008, and now we are looking for a sympathetic conductor to put it on a program.
I never deliberately imitate the style of another composer. But if I had to liken this piece to someone else's work, I would say that its romantic spirit recalls Felix Mendelssohn.
Photographic image: An old iron bridge over Clear Creek, near Denton, Texas. This is one of the bridges from a series of 17 prints. Further information at:
