Dear Stephanie
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 4:40
Difficulty: III 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Leidhecker Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III
- Bass Drum
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Gong
- Suspended Cymbals (multiple)
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Dear Stephanie was commissioned by the Gateway High School Bands in loving memory of Stephanie Read, daughter of Gateway High School Band Director Mr. Robert A. Read.
- Program Note from publisher
It has been said that there is nothing worse than losing a child. When someone you know goes through a life-changing ordeal such as this, the feeling of helplessness is overwhelming. When no act of love or kindness can fill the void that is left behind, it is my intent that this music helps bring comfort to those who knew and loved Stephanie Read.
When I asked Bob about his most cherished memory of Stephanie, his words became the driving force behind the composition of this piece:
My most personal cherished memory is the time Stephanie and I would sit cuddled on a chair. As she got bigger throughout the years, I would continue to take her out of her chair and hold her on my lap. I remember holding her and running my fingers up her cheek and down her nose. I could sense her relaxation, and many times she would fall asleep in my lap. Wonderful memory.
Dear Stephanie is dedicated to the life and memory of Stephanie Read, and to her loving family that she now watches over from the Heavens above.
- Program Note by composer
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Gateway High School (Monroeville, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Robert A. Read, conductor) - 2015
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, Minn.) Concert Band (Wayne Lu, conductor) - 1 October 2023
- Hanford (Wash.) High School Wind Ensemble (Adam Hancock, conductor) - 4 March 2023
- Sacramento (Calif.) Concert Band (Grant Parker, conductor) - 5 June 2022
- University of Portland (Ore.) Wind Symphony (Jade Ward, conductor) - 2 October 2021
- Hikarigaoka Girls High School (Okazaka, Japan) Winds (Kentaro Hino, conductor) - 19 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic)
- Repasz Band (Williamsport, Penn.) (Albert Nacinovich, conductor) – 12 April 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Basalt Fight Song, The (2014)
- Dear Stephanie (2015)
- Hymn for the Rockies (2014)
Resources
- Jeremy Leidhecker website Accessed 10 April 2016