Hymn for Peace, A

Kevin Day

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 6:50
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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 I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Marimba
Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A Hymn for Peace was composed in 2017 and based on my piano composition Breathe. I wrote the composition during a very difficult period in my life. I was battling severe mental health issues, was struggling in university, and at that time my life seemed like it had no direction and I was losing myself. However, two individuals who were there to give me hope were Debbie and Mark Alenius. Through many different instances they helped me gain a sense of belonging and hope, and truly have been a blessing to me. This is why I have chosen to dedicate the piece to them.

A Hymn for Peace is literally what the title portrays. For anyone going through a difficult time, I hope that this work gives you the strength to continue and ultimate give you peace. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony (Pearce Nitta, conductor) - 10 March 2023
University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gerard Morris, conductor) - 13 October 2022
University of Utah (Salt Lake City) Wind Ensemble (Rebekah Daniel, conductor) - 20 April 2022
Lincoln High School (Stockton, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Kristen Florek, conductor) – 19 February 2022 (2022 CASMEC Conference, Fresno)
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.) Symphony Band (Julia Baumanis, conductor) - 14 October 2021
University of Missouri (Columbia) Wind Ensemble (Brian A. Silvey, conductor) - 28 April 2021
Eastman Wind Orchestra (Rochester, N.Y.) (Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor) - 29 March 2021
University of North Florida (Jacksonville) Wind Symphony (Moses Evans, conductor) - 12 October 2020
Tallahassee (Fla.) Winds (Patrick Dunnigan, conductor) – 1 October 2019
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) Symphonic Band (Nathaniel H. Dickey, conductor) – 19 February 2019
Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Symphony Band (Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor) – 16 February 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2016/2020)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2020/2022)
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2018/2020)
A Hymn for Peace (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2022)
Rocketship! (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)

All Wind Works

All the Day Long (2017)
Christmas in Spain (2016)
Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (2018)
Concerto for Wind Ensemble (2021)
Dancing Fire (2016)
Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2016/2020)
Deep Blue (2022)
Dual Strides (2022)
Ecstatic Samba (arr. Trentadue) (2017/2022)
Ember Skies (2021)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2020/2022)
enter data sequence (arr. Trentadue) (2022)
Fantasia for Alto Sax and Marimba (2016)
Fireworks (2015)
Galactic Voyage (2018)
Ignition (2018/2020)
Havana (2018)
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2018/2020)
A Hymn for Peace (2017)
A Hymn for Peace (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
J.R. (2017)
Lightning Round (2022)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2022)
More than Words... (2020)
Night Sketches I (2016)
Nitrous (2020)
On Shores of Endless Sea (2022)
Pyrotechnics (2019)
Requiem for the Unarmed (2020/2022)
River Memoria (2022)
Rocketship! (2017)
Rocketship! (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
Shimmering Sunshine (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
A Song for Tomorrow (2019)
Tango Oscuro (arr. Trentadue) (2020/2022)
Windborne (2022)

Resources

The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 310.
Kevin Day website Accessed 15 February 2019
Perusal score