Alpha Squadron
General Info
Year: 2003
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $52.00; (digital) - $52.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00; (digital) - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II (4 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Powerful unisons open this piece and continue as the trumpets state the heroic melody. A countermelody is then placed over this in the woodwinds.
- Program Note from publisher
Composed for the band students at Millridge Elementary School, Highland Heights, Ohio.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: I
- Indiana: Group V
- Maryland: I
- West Virginia: I
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Toronto (Ont., Can.) Youth Concert Winds (Jessica Puskar, conductor) - 30 April 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Alpha Squadron (2003)
- Heroes on Parade (2004)
- In the Center Ring (2006)
- Quest of the Undaunted Knight (2004)
- Spirit of the Pioneers (2005)
Resources
- Greg Hillis website Accessed 3 September 2020
- Perusal Score