NEVADA SYMPHONY - THOMAS BRUNER SYMPHONY #1

The Nevada Symphony

Composed & Conducted by Tom Bruner

"The earth has music for those who listen"
... William Shakespeare

Movement #1 - DESERT GRANDEUR

First rays of daybreak... sun's morning warmth... boundless landscape... mountainous splendor... desolate beauty... desert bristles to life... warm gentle breezes... afternoon's barren silence... spectacular sunset... encroaching evening shadows... a billion stars' canopy... the chill of midnight... moonlit majesty... tranquility... calm of nightscape

Movement #2 - INTO THE 20th CENTURY AND BEYOND

Vast lands... panoramas... miner's toil... pioneers' spirit... ominous winds of change... wicked 20s... Bugsy arrives... gambling's untold dividends... neon palaces... sexy showgirls... mob rule... "Sin City - what happens in Vegas"... corporations on the march... mega hotels... suburbia spawns families... new skylines usher in the 21st century

Movement #3 - GAMBLERS' DREAMS AND FANTASIES

One armed bandits... manic winning, anxiety of losing... doubts... possibilities... a roll of the dice... winner's bliss... gambler's lament... those damn tempting slots... loser's remorse... jackpot elation... panic at the roulette table... unsettling night dreams... machine marauder's revenge... out of money... reflections... Gambler's Anonymous... peace

Movement #4 - NEVADA... A SPIRITUAL STATE OF MIND

Spirit... of an ancient land... of distant vistas... of timeless beauty... of heros and sacrifice... of honor and patriotism... of challenges and struggles... of the tragedy on One October... of courage within peril and victory over darkness ... of faith in the future...of Nevada's strength... of Nevada strong!

© 2020 Thomas Bruner