Glacier Canyon
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 4:25
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional Flute II)
Bassoon
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
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
While not specifically programmatic, this piece has many programmatic elements. The idea of peering down into a vast glacier canyon starts the action, which picks up steam as you imagine whitewater rafting through the turbulent waters below. The serene vistas can then be heard and felt in the folkloric middle section before one last breathtaking romp through the boiling rapids.
- Program Note from publisher
Commissioned by the National Band Association – Wisconsin Chapter in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the All-State Junior Band and the memory of Connie Kramer.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Mukwonago (Wisc.) High School Wind Ensemble (Emma Angoli, conductor) – 2 March 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Battle Quest
- Capriccio for Solo Tuba and Band (2010)
- Cosmic Voyage (2002)
- Cosmic Winds
- Dance of the Trolls (2014)
- Day at Sea (2022)
- Glacier Canyon (2016)
- The Grumpy Troll
- Ice Flow (2018)
- Kaleidoscope
- Os Justi
- Synergy (2012)
- Torque (2013)
- Whispering Pines (2009)
Resources
- Mike Forbes website Accessed 5 September 2020
- Perusal score