A bright and lively composition with all the elements that will make a successful performance, Central Woodlands features interesting writing for all sections and a melodic middle for stylistic contrast.Program NotesA bright and lively composition with all…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David L. Wells
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the dwarf planet and Greek goddess of the same name, Chasing Eris is dark and energetic in nature and evokes images of the great distances and uncertainty associated with space exploration.Program NotesChasing Eris draws its inspiration from two…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the title implies, the piece opens in a grand, expansive manner and builds into the rapid and raucous body of the work. Written to showcase the virtuosity of the woodwind section and the warmth of the brass section, Grand and Rapid gives all the ensemble…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David L. Wells
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Refracted Moonlight is a masterfully crafted interpretation of motives & melodies from Debussy's "Claire de Lune" viewed through the filter of the octatonic scale. Although Cairns uses fragments of Debussy's piece, this is an imaginative, purely original…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the hymn tune "My Faith Looks Up To Thee," Valleywood Overture begins with a soft introspective portion full of lush harmonies. The second section is faster with a tuneful melody that bounces along leading back into the hymn tune that builds to a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David L. Wells
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Like a wind-up watch losing the ability to keep time, Wind Down begins with lively, upbeat material before gradually calming down into a slow coda.Program NotesThe concept behind Wind Down was my desire to take a common structural model and turn it upside…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications