Eastman Centennial Fanfare

Joel Balzun

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Unknown
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (2 players), including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The “fanfare” has a rich history of celebration, honoring a special occasion or person(s), so stepping into its space comes with great responsibility and pressure. It is my hope with Eastman Centennial Fanfarethat my music honors the great tradition and legacy established by the Eastman School of Music, while looking forward with great anticipation to its future.

The main melodic cells are derived from musical ciphers of the words Meliora (Efl at, Afl at, G, Dfl at or in solfege Me-Li-(s)O(l)-Ra) and Eastman (E, Afl at, B, Efl at, G or E-As-T(i)-Ma-N using a combination of solfege, note names and a musical cryptogram).

- Program Note by composer

Eastman Centennial Fanfare is one of 14 fanfares composed by Eastman alumni in celebration of the Eastman School of Music's centennial year, 2021.

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.) Wind Orchestra (Mark Scatterday, conductor) – 1 December 2021 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Apollo (2008)
Eastman Centennial Fanfare (2020)
A Missing Generation (2011)
Three Sisters Celebration (2011)
Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach (2008)

Resources

Balzun website Accessed 28 November 2021