Conversations
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 6:05
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $84.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto 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
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In the American Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "If there's something wrong, those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action..."
Chandler Wilson's Conversations is based on the idea of conversations that are needed for society to progressively move forward, most profoundly in the areas of racial issues and equality. The music eloquently expresses the importance of considering and respecting the points of view of others. This musical work is truly thought-provoking.
- Program Note from publisher
Dedicated to the Benjamin E. Mays High School Wind Symphony, GMEA Conference. This work incorporates the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class BB
- Georgia: IV
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Georgia (Athens) Seda Band (James Seda, conductor) - 22 January 2023
- Georgia State University (Atlanta) Wind Orchestra (Chester B. Phillips, conductor) - 28 April 2021
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Wind Ensemble (Michael Griffith, conductor) - 13 April 2021
- Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphony Band (Dontay L. Douglas, conductor) - 11 April 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- High Intensity (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Night Chase (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Castles in Europe (as arranger) (1914/2020)
- Conversations (2018)
- Elevation (2023)
- Escape to Arcadia (2015)
- Fanfare for Winds and Percussion (2016/2020)
- Fanfare to the Stars (2014)
- Festival de la Noche (2011)
- High Intensity (2021)
- High Intensity (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- In the Spirit of Unity (2017)
- Journey Through the Grassy River (2010)
- Just Vibe! (2020)
- L’Historie Inconne de l’Amour
- Legends of the Galaxy (2016)
- Night Chase (2020)
- Night Chase (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Spirit of Hope (2013)
- Suite Forty-Four (2019)
- Sunscapes (2017)
- Zenith (2021)
Resources
- Chandler Wilson website Accessed 5 April 2021
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 514-515.
- Perusal score
- Wilson, C. (2018). Conversations: For Concert Band [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.