Fanfares, an alma mater chorale, and a rousing conclusion. Northern Light expresses the pride that many feel for their alma mater.Program NotesNorthern Light was commissioned by the Walled Lake Northern High School Bands on the occasion of the first…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on Ralph Vaughan Williams' hymn tune Sine Nomine ("without name"), One True Life reflects on & depicts the stages of grief - from sorrow to anger and eventually to joy and adualtion.Program NotesOne True Life was written in loving memory of Frances…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on a tune by Jerome Williams, A Parting Blessing is a heart-wrenching piece with chorus and band. Ideal as a collaborative effort with your chorus. Beautiful melody and excellent scoring. An excellent piece to pay tribute or as a centerpiece to a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jerome Williams, David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Paschal Dances is based on the first two lines of the famous Gregorian Easter sequence, "Victim paschali laudes" (Praises to the Paschal Victim). Motives and phrases of the chant are used to unify the work which comprises an Invocation, 4 Dances, 2 Interludes…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Pedal to the Metal is an English phrase meaning “hurry up” (as in the analogy of pressing the car accelerator to the metal floor). The phrase also means working diligently and efficiently to get something important done. It is the latter meaning that inspired…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally composed for string orchestra, Nathan Daughtrey has scored Gillingham's powerful work for percussion ensemble. Inspired by the hymn 'O For A Thousands Tongues to Sing', Point of Reckoning begins quite frantically with sporadic motives from the hymn…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the hymn 'O For A Thousands Tongues to Sing', this work begins quite frantically with sporadic motives from the hymn. Alternating passages of lyric beauty and rhythmic confusion follow with several dramatic presentations of the hymn tune.Program…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Organ Feature
Characterized by sinister themes and dissonant harmonies, Prophecy of the Earth seeks to illuminate the ecological woes of our planet. The "cry of the earth" is represented by dramatic and haunting themes through out this ambitious band…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An elegy for the members of the Oklahoma State University Basketball Program killed in the plane crash of January 27, 2001, Proud and Immortal is based almost exclusively on the Oklahoma State University Alma Mater Hymn. With themes conveying the sadness felt…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Beginning with a questioning motive as man questions the meaning of his own life, new themes arise leading to a lovely statement by solo flute and harp. These lyrical and expressive statements allude to the spirituality and meaning we all seek. A quiet…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications