Using instrumentation found in most high school situations, Lost Souls is based on a simple original theme that goes through several transformations, moods and textures. Even though only 5 players are utilized, the piece is still very powerful.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lullaby for PJ is dedicated to the composer's beautiful baby daughter, born on May 9, 2016. Unlike most of the piece in the Ignite series, this work exposes students to playing delicately at a fairly slow tempo.Program NotesLullaby for PJ is dedicated to my…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) - the ethereal display of colored lights shimmering across the night sky - are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Luminescence is my…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Featuring a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is, in essence, a double fugue that gives all players the opportunity to shine.Program NotesFeaturing a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Variants on “In the Bleak Midwinter”
In true “fantasy” fashion, this setting of In the Bleak Midwinter starts with a simple statement of the melody in the metallic keyboards against flowing triplets in the marimbas. The melody then travels through several…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
with Optional Piano Accompaniment
Intended to be used toward the beginning of a student’s two-mallet education, the first movement, To The Summit, is rolled and slowly meanders from the low end of the instrument to the upper end, where it reaches the climax (…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Movers & Shakers was commissioned in celebration of a new high school fine arts center. The title was extracted from a verse from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s popular poem, “Ode.” The first line of the poem has even found its way into pop culture with a brief…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A New Hope begins rather solemnly with a hint of nostalgia , transforming to an ever-uplifting theme that mingles with the final theme before returning to the serenity of the opening bars.Program NotesWritten for and dedicated to my niece Jessica on the…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion, String
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
Set in a different time signature than one might expect, this lush & dramatic arrangement of O Holy Night will take your breath away with its poignant melodies and soaring counter-lines.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2011 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written on the occasion of the composer's grandfather's 90th birthday, The Old Pond is meant to capture and "reflect" on the many wonderful memories of fishing with bamboo poles and live worms in the old pond behind his grandparents' house in rural southern…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications