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Heaven's Light
Contents
General Info
Year: 2004
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. L. Barnhouse Company
Cost: Score & Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $6.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Crash Cymbals (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This impressive slow and expressive composition features close, lush harmonies and memorable melodies, as well as effective clarinet and flute solos that are accompanied by vibes and marimba.
Heaven's Light was commissioned by the Evans High School Band, Evans, Georgia, conducted by Richard D. Brasco and M. Reid Hall in memory of Holly Spivey.
- Program Note by publisher
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) North Star Campus Band (J. Nick Smith, conductor) – 9 December 2019
- Hillview Junior High School (Menlo Park, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Diane Klacznski, conductor) – 12 April 2019 (2019 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Computech Middle School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Marco Mellone, conductor) - 13 April 2018 (2018 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Pomona (Calif.) Concert Band (Linda W. Taylor, conductor) – 9 March 2018
- Three Oaks Senior High School (Summerside, PEI) Grade 11-12 Wind Ensemble (Krista Bryson, conductor) - 7 December 2017
- Mineola (Tx.) Middle School Symphonic Band (Melissa Fisher, conductor) - 10 February 2017 (2017 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Hanford (Calif.) High School Concert Band (Janet Levine, conductor) - 21 March 2014 (2014 Sutherland Wind Festival, Fresno, Calif.)
- Hanford (Calif.) West High School Symphonic Band (Lisa Butts, conductor) - 21 March 2014 (2014 Sutherland Wind Festival, Fresno, Calif.)
- Golden Valley High School (Merced, Calif.) Concert Band (Michael A. Vazquez, conductor) - 16 March 2013 (2013 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Works for Winds by this Composer
- And the Earth Trembled: See Symphony No. 1, "New Day Rising"
- Casey at the Bat (1996?)
- Celebration Fanfare (2007)
- Celebration Fanfare (arr. Romeyn) (2007/2019)
- Defying Gravity (2004)
- Fate of the Gods (2001)
- Fate of the Gods (arr. Conaway) (2001/2009)
- Goddess of Fire (2006)
- Heaven's Light (2004)
- Heaven's Light (arr. Romeyn) (2004/2018)
- Hopetown Holiday
- In the Temple of Zion (1997)
- Into the Raging River (1999)
- Main Street Celebration
- Merry Christmas, Everyone! (2007)
- Mt Diablo: A Symphonic Portrait
- New Day Rising: See Symphony No. 1, "New Day Rising"
- Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (2002)
- Pilatus: Mountain of Dragons (arr. Conaway) (2002/2012)
- Portrait of Freedom (2002)
- Rise of the Firebird (2006)
- River of Life (1995)
- Sedona (2000)
- Sedona (arr. Romeyn) (2000/2017)
- Swans Island Sojourn
- Symphony No. 1, "New Day Rising" (2007)
- Towards a New Horizon
- Where Eagles Soar (2003)
- The Witch and the Saint (2005)
- The Witch and the Saint (arr. Conaway) (2004/2010)
Resources
- Nutting, Tim. "Heaven's Light." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 10, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 241-247. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2015.
