At The Gates of Dawn: A Piece for Orchestra, Featuring the Oboe

21st Century American composer James Nathaniel Holland brings you this short orchestral tone poem featuring the oboe. Filled with symbolism and tonal color.Take a musical journey through the mysteries of night, serenaded by the demigod Pan. Floating on an immortal river, viewing shadows, full moonlight, nightsong, and wil-o-the-wisp. The darkness is not eternal, however, and breaks forth into a glorious sunrise, awakening the earth.Taken from the scene "At the Gates of Dawn" from Holland's ...