Ember Skies

From Wind Repertory Project
Kevin Day

Kevin Day


General Info

Year: 2020 / 2021
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00   |   Score Only (print) - $20.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe (or Flute II)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Glockenspiel (or Xylophone)
  • Suspended Cymbal


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Ember Skies is a Grade I composition for young band that depicts a red-orange-colored sky that awakens from the darkness of night, bringing forth the first light and signaling the start of a new day.

- Program Note from score


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

  • Toronto (Ont., Can.) Youth Wind Orchestra Concert Winds (Jessica Puskar, conductor) - 11 February 2024
  • Peshtigo (Wisc.) Middle School Band (Marcus Welander, conductor) - 30 October 2023
  • Oneonta (N.Y.) Community Concert Band (Andy Pease, conductor) - 3 September 2023
  • Nebraska Wind Symphony (Omaha) (Josh Kearney, conductor) - 19 February 2023
  • University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Concert Band (David J. Stanley, conductor) - 18 March 2022
  • Fairfax Wind Symphony (Springfield, Va.) (Stan Schoonover, conductor) - 16 December 2021 (2021 Midwest Clinic)


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music


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