From Whence They Came
Subtitle: In Memoriam 1619
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum, concert
- Bells
- Caxixi
- Chains
- Chimes
- Concert Tom
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Djembe
- Hand Drums (2)
- Marimba
- Mark Tree
- Shekere
- Slapstick, large
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Temple Blocks
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
From Whence They Came is an impression of the totality of the West African migration experience and subsequent influence, establishment and celebration of Gullah culture. Rather than attempt to build a historical timeline, it paints a picture that is more of the sum of the experiences along the way to the rich Gullah heritage resulting from the slave trade into Charleston, S.C. From soulful aching to musical celebration and an eventual integration of experiences, the piece is a moving documentary on the experience that was and is Charleston Gullah.
- Program Note from publisher
Awards
- NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest, 2020, runner-up
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Wando High School (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) Band (Lanie Radecke, conductor) - 19 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic) *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Oppositional Elements (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Fanfare for a Bright, New World (2020)
- From Whence They Came (2019)
- In My Perfect Place (2018)
- Many a Glorious Morning I Have Seen (2021)
- Only Light, Only Love (2018)
- Oppositional Elements (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Pieces of Glass (2019)
- Sarcophagus (2018)
Resources
- Leslie Gilreath website Accessed 19 December 2019