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Convergence
General Info
Year: 2017 / 2019
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Trumpet sextet
Publisher: Excelsia
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $90.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- China Cymbals
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tom-tom, low
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Convergence was premiered at the International Trumpet Guild conference in 2017 before it was adapted by the composer for the Portland State University Wind Symphony in 2019.
O’Loughlin begins with a bold fanfare statement that builds towards a light-hearted fast section. The theme is tossed from part to part in quick interplay; hints of the opening fanfare are sprinkled throughout the development before returning in full at the end.
- Program Note by Luke Camarillo for the New England Conservatory Symphonic Winds concert program, 9 December 2020
Convergence is a two-and-a-half-minute tour de force for wind band. The inception of the piece stemmed from a conversation with my friend David Bamonte who was preparing the Portland State University trumpet ensemble for a performance at the prestigious International Trumpet Guild conference in 2017. The trumpet ensemble version premiered to wide acclaim that year.
Fast forward a year ahead and the opportunity came up to score the piece for wind band. The wind band version is written for the Portland State University Wind Symphony under the direction of Patrick Vandehey and dedicated to David Bamonte, who is the trumpet professor at PSU and assistant principal trumpet in the Oregon Symphony. The premiere was at the MENC All-Northwest Convention in February 2019.
The music begins with a bold fanfare statement with engaging harmonies and rhythms. The colors of the wind band are on full display here. It builds towards a fun and light-hearted fast section. Lots of movement and a catchy theme highlight the interplay back and forth throughout the ensemble. Some hints of the opening fanfare chords get sprinkled in here and there during the development. The opening fanfare material returns at the end in heroic proportions. He music is capped off by a fast postlude to bring the piece to a rousing finish.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Pinkerton Academy (Derry, N.H.) Wind Ensemble – 19 February 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
- Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
- Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
- Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
- Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
- Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Achilles' Wrath (Flex instrumentation) (2005/2013)
- Amazing Grace (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2012/2014)
- Ancient Hunters (2004)
- Ancient Irish Hymn (as arranger) (2006)
- Arrival at Normandy (2005)
- Azimuth (2017)
- Back to the Future (as arranger)
- Battlefront (2017)
- The Best of INXS (as arranger) (2016)
- Beyond the Crest (2018)
- The Blessing (as arranger) (2010)
- Burst (2008)
- Canyon Winds (2004)
- Carol of the Bells (as arranger)
- Christmas Sketches (as arranger) (2000)
- Commence! (2018)
- Convergence (2017/2019)
- Convergence (Trumpet sextet) (2017)
- Counting Stars (as arranger) (2015)
- Daedalus' Labyrinth (2014)
- Dawn of the Spartans (2017)
- Dominion (2013)
- Doppler Effect (2014)
- Eclipsys (2003)
- Edge of Destiny (2016)
- Elation (2013)
- Emblazon (2011)
- Embolden (2018)
- Enchanted Village (2007)
- Exhale (2018)
- Exhale (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2021)
- Fairytale of New York (as arranger) (2015)
- Fortitude (2009)
- A Gleeful Christmas (as arranger) (2012)
- Hawaii Five-O Theme (as arranger) (2011)
- The Heart's Cry (as arranger) (2014)
- Hidden Wonders (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Hidden World (2013)
- Highlights from "Brave" (as arranger) (2012)
- Highlights from "Frozen" (as arranger) (2013)
- Highlights from "Mary Poppins" (as arranger) (1963/2011)
- Holiday Ornaments (as arranger) (2003)
- Holiday Portraits (as arranger) (2010)
- How to Train Your Dragon (as arranger) (2010)
- Huron Trail (2009)
- The Ides of March (2013)
- The Ides of March (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2015)
- I'm Shipping Up to Boston (as arranger) (2004/2012)
- Imani (2001)
- Impact (2008)
- Incursion (2018)
- Intensity (2005)
- Into the Mist (2002)
- Irish Vision (as arranger) (2002)
- Ironclad (2011)
- Jam! (2010)
- Journey to Illyria (2018)
- Joy to the Season (2013)
- Jubilant Holiday (2005)
- Lady Gaga in Concert (as arranger) (2017)
- Legacy (2012)
- The Lost Tomb (2010)
- Lost in Space (as arranger) (1993)
- The Ludlows (2011)
- Magellan (2015)
- Mammoth (2014)
- Mary Poppins (as arranger) (2011)
- Metal! (as arranger) (2014)
- Mighty Mite (as arranger) (1951/2003/2013)
- Monuments (2002)
- Moonlit Skies (2020)
- Mountains of Mohon (2008)
- Mystic Portal (2010)
- Mythos (2012)
- Not So Silent Night (as arranger) (2007)
- Omicron (2013)
- Oscillation (2011)
- Osmosis (2015)
- Overlords (2006)
- Passacaglia Variants (2019)
- The Past is Always Present (2017)
- Path of Destiny (2009)
- Path to Victory (2012)
- Phantasm (2016)
- Poker Face (as arranger) (2011)
- Primal (2016)
- Promised Land (2010)
- Prophesy (2004)
- Pulse Pounding (2014)
- Redhawk (2008)
- Relics of the Past (2011)
- Resolution (2004)
- Ricochet (2009)
- Ruminations (2008)
- Santa's Toy March (as arranger) (2011)
- Silent Night (as arranger) (2014)
- Skyburst (2014)
- Soaring (2013)
- Sonic Fusion (2002)
- Spectral Landscapes (2006)
- Spirals of Light (2007)
- Spirit of the Sea (2004)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2017)
- Strength and Honor (2020)
- Strong of Heart (2019)
- Stronghold (2015)
- Supremacy (2009)
- Temblor (2017)
- Terminus (2020)
- Theme from "Lost in Space" (as arranger) (1965/1993)
- Thrive (2015)
- Thunderbound (2019)
- Thunderstruck (2015)
- Traditions (2016)
- Tribal Quest (2003)
- Turning Point (2012)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas (as arranger) (1999)
- Twinkle Little Christmas Star (as arranger) (2016)
- Unbound (2012)
- Unforgotten Friends (2006)
- Urban Invasion (2007)
- Venture (2012)
- Vigor (2003)
- Visigoths (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2012)
- Waltz of the Carols (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Waves of the Revolution (2005)
- Wigan Warriors (2006)
- Winds Along the Whippany (2010)
- Zig Zag (2019)
Resources
- O'Loughlin, S.; Bamonte, D.; Portland State University. Wind Symphony (2019). Convergence [score]. Excelsia Music Publishing: Lakeland, Fla.
- Perusal score
- Sean O'Loughlin website Accessed 10 December 2020