Eye of the Hawk
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: American Composers Forum
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V-VI-VII, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cabasas and/or Metal Shakers (2)
- Drum Set
- Egg Shakers (2)
- Glockenspiel
- Metal Wind chimes (can be made from found materials) (3)
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Suspended Cymbal (coin scrape)
- Tam-tam
- Tom-toms
- Vibraphone
- Wood Blocks
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The composer writes, "Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it: my local, exceptional middle school band. The hawk became our spirit animal, and represented to me many of the qualities that are inherent in a young person of that age — bold, instinctive, elegant — a fierce creature who ‘owns the sky.’ The music conveys power, freedom, and confidence. Just like the students.”
- Program Note from VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band concert program, 16 December 2016
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Fort Hays State University (Big Creek, Kans.) Symphonic Winds (Peter Lillpopp, conductor) – 6 December 2019
- Hornell (N.Y.) Area Wind Ensemble (Edward Belin, conductor) – 7 April 2019
- VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Symphonic Band (Charles Menghini, conductor) - 16 December 2016 (2016 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cosmosis (2005)
- Eye of the Hawk (2015)
- Sull’ala (2013)
- Terra Cruda (2011)
- Vespers (2022)
Resources
- American Composers Forum website
- Botti, S. (2015). Eye of the Hawk [score]. American Composers Forum: St. Paul, Minn.