Follow the River

James Swearingen

James Swearingen

General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I
E-flat Alto Saxophone II/E-flat Alto Clarinet
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
String Bass
Piano/Synthesizer (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Chimes
• Crash Cymbals
• Gong, large
• Mark Tree
• Rainstick, large
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Triangle, small
• Vibraphone
• Wind Chimes, bamboo

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This haunting and distinctive work is based on a novel by celebrated author/historian James Alexander Thom. Melodies in both minor and major tell the 1755 true account of a young woman who, after having escaped from the Shawnee Indians, tries to find her way home. With the Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles begins a one thousand mile journey through the wilderness in her valiant attempt to reach that goal. The addition of intriguing percussion parts and optional piano/synthesizer makes this a remarkable story.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the University of George Bands, F. David Romines, associate director of bands.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band (Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor) – 2005

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP I
• West Virginia: III

Performances

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• Miamisburg (Ohio) High School Concert Band (Steve Aylward, conductor) - 15 May 2018
• Lehighton Area (Penn.) High School Concert Band - 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)

All Wind Works

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• Air of Nobility (2009)
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• All Glory Told (1995)
• Allied Honor (as arranger) (1955/1989)
• Amazing Grace
• America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/2006)
• An American Portrait (1998)
• And the Angels Called (2005)
• And the Herald Angels Sang (2001)
• As Seasons Change
• As the Eagle Flies (2005)
• Ashford Variations (1992)
• Ashton Overture (1982)
• Aventura (1984)
• Baywood Overture (1991)
• Be Still My Soul (as arranger) (1900/2016)
• Beautiful Savior (2003)
• Beyond the Darkness (2013)
• Big Four (as arranger) (1955/2002)
• Blue Ridge Saga (1990)
• The Blues (2008)
• Brookpark Overture (1983)
• Bunker Hill (as arranger) (1943/2018)
• Bunker Hill Overture (1994)
• But for the Love of Ireland (2014)
• Call to Victory (as arranger) (1942/2001)
• Can't Help Falling in Love
• Carolina Legend (1991)
• Celebration and Dance
• Celebration and Tribute (2015)
• Celebration for Winds and Percussion (1999)
• A Celebration Overture (1995)
• Centuria (1986)
• Chesford Portrait (1982)
• Children of the Shrine
• A Child's Lullaby (as arranger) (1868/1996)
• Chorale Suite (1993)
• A Christmas Auld Lang Syne (as arranger) (2004)
• A Christmas Classic (1997)
• Christmas Classics
• Christmas Favorites
• A Christmas Wish (1994)
• Clark County Celebration (2007)
• A Classic Overture (1993)
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• The Cottage on the Lake (2020)
• Covington Square (1985)
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• Crunch Time! (2007)
• Dawn of a New Day (1992)
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• Denbridge Way (1979)
• Didn’t We Almost Have It All
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• Drums Ole (1999)
• Eagle Crest
• Early American Portrait
• Early One Morning
• Echoes of Ireland
• Eiger (2007)
• Emblem of Unity (as arranger) (1941/1988)
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• Excalibur (1992)
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• The Falling Rain (2006)
• A Family Christmas
• Fanfare and Jubilee (2002)
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• Fiesta de los Bravos
• A Fireside Christmas
• Flight of Valor (2003)
• Follow the River (2004)
• Freedom City (as arranger) (2017)
• Freedom’s Light (1997)
• Freedom’s March
• A Friend Remembered (2008)
• Gallant Marines (as arranger) (1942/2000)
• A Gift of Christmas Song (1998)
• Grand Canyon Overture
• Have Yourself a Merry Little
• Heroes and Glory (2007)
• High Falls Overture (2000)
• Holiday Greetings
• How Firm Thy Friendship (1997)
• Hymn for a Child (2001)
• I'll Be Home for Christmas (as arranger) (1943/1990)
• In All Its Glory (1989)
• In Quest of Uluru
• In the Presence of Heroes (2009)
• In the Wake of Spring
• In the Winter of 1730
• In Times of Triumph
• Into the Joy of Spring (2001)
• Invicta (1981)
• Irving Berlin's Songs for America (as arranger) (1986)
• A Jingle Bells Fantasy (as arranger) (1857/2010)
• A Joyful Christmas
• Jubilance (1997)
• Land of Liberty
• The Last Rose of Summer (as arranger) (1813/2006)
• Lead On, O King Eternal (as arranger) (2000)
• Legacy (1996)
• The Legend of Danny Boy
• Lest We Forget (2001)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger) (1945/1994)
• Let the Christmas Season Begin! (2008)
• Let the Spirit Soar
• Liberty
• The Light Eternal (1992)
• The Light of Dawn
• Los Dos Amigos
• Majestia (1983)
• Make a Joyful Noise
• March: Celebration and Glory
• March of the Belgian Parachutists (as arranger) (1945/2007)
• Mystic River Fantasy
• Nightflight (2008)
• Nighthawk (2014)
• Northpointe Fantasy (1986)
• Novena (1980)
• O Come, All Ye Faithful (2000)
• Of Pride and Celebration (1987)
• Of Time and Change (2014)
• Oh, My Heart Belongs to Ireland (2018)
• Ol' Glory March
• On a Cold Winter's Night
• On a Winter's Eve
• Our Director March (as editor) (1892/2003)
• Pageant for Winds (1990)
• Panther in the Sky
• Park Street Celebration
• Prelude and Energico
• Prestissimo (as arranger) (1931/2010)
• Proud Spirit
• Reflections (1984)
• Ring in the Joy (1997)
• Romanesque (1982)
• Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)
• Rough Riders (as arranger) (1943/1996)
• Royal Emblem
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• Santa's Early Holiday Arrival
• Santa Visits the Caribbean (2005)
• A Scottish Portrait (2011)
• Seagate Overture (1988)
• Silent Night (as arranger) (1818/2008)
• Silver Bells
• Silvercrest (1986)
• A Song of Hope (2002)
• The Sounds of Christmas Joy (as arranger) (2002)
• Sounds of the Season
• Star of Wonder
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2005)
• Stormy Seas
• Tidings of Comfort and Joy
• To a New Beginning (2002)
• Trails of Glory (1993)
• A Tribute to Artie Shaw (as arranger) (1996)
• Triumphant Spirit
• Two Amigos (1991)
• A Vision of Majesty (1998)
• Voice of Christmas
• The Water Is Wide
• Westchester March (1992)
• When Kings Go Forth
• When Honor Prevails
• Where The River Flows
• Williamsburg Overture
• Winchester Chronicles
• Windemere (1990)
• Winter Holiday (1991)
• With Malice Toward None (2009)
• Within These Hallowed Halls (as arranger) (2004)
• Wyndham Variations (1987)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Swearingen, J.; Thom, J. (2004). Follow the River [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.