Hymn for Emmanuel

From Wind Repertory Project
James Syler

James Syler


General Info

Year: 2015
Duration:
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: James Syler
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tom-tom


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Hymn for Emmanuel is a tribute to the nine people who lost their lives in the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, S.C.

- Program Note from Yale University Concert Band concert program, 19 February 2016


The Charleston church shooting (also known as the Charleston church massacre) was a mass shooting on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine African Americans were killed during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Among those killed was the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney; three victims survived. This church is one of the oldest black churches in the United States, and it has long been a center for organizing related to civil rights. Police arrested Dylann Roof in Shelby, North Carolina; the 21-year-old white supremacist had attended the Bible study before shooting. He was found to have targeted members of this church because of its history and stature. He was convicted and sentenced to be executed.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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State Ratings

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Performances

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  • Florida International University (Miami) Symphonic Band (Barry Bernhardt, conductor) – 28 February 2019
  • Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Symphonic Band (Joseph Higgins, conductor) 28 February 2019
  • Yale Concert Band (New Haven, Conn.) (Thomas Duffy, conductor) – 19 February 2016
  • Coastal Carolina University Wind Ensemble (Conway, S.C.) (Richard L Johnson, conductor) - 17 November 2015 *Premiere Performance*


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