Journey Through Orion

From Wind Repertory Project
Julie Giroux

Julie Giroux


General Info

Year: 2006
Duration: c. 6:15
Difficulty: III+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musica Propria
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00   |   Score Only (print) - $25.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
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-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Gong
  • Marimba
  • Orchestra Chimes
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Journey Through Orion was commissioned by the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) and premiered at their national conference in 2006 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The piece was inspired by images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Giroux elaborates in this excerpt from her program notes:

Photographs from the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, simply put, are out of this world. Pictures of the Great Orion Nebula, Barnard’s Loop, M78, M43, the Molecular Clouds 1 & 2 (OMC-1, OMC-2) and The Horsehead Nebula never cease to capture my imagination. I have journeyed there many times in my mind, so I decided to sketch that journey with notes. Travel with the music 1,500 light years away into the constellation Orion the Hunter, into the Molecular Cloud Complex and through the Great Orion Nebula where Stars and Ideas are born.

She also refers her listeners to the Hubble Telescope website, which features an ever-updating gallery of these amazing images.

- Program Note from Wind Band Literature


Media


State Ratings

  • Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP II
  • Tennessee: V


Performances

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  • Tampa (Fla.) Bay Pride Band (David Triplett-Rosa, conductor) – 20 May 2023 (ACB 2023 Annual Convention (Orlando, Fla.))
  • Nampa (Id) High School Wind Ensemble (John Dally, conductor) - 9 May 2023
  • Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ont., Can.) Wind Orchestra (LaToya A. Webb, conductor) - 6 April 2023
  • Fresno (Calif.) City College Wind Ensemble (Elisha K. Wells, conductor) - 24 March 2023 (2023 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
  • University of Kansas (Lawrence) University Band (Sharon Toulouse, conductor) – 21 March 2023
  • University of Texas (Austin) Symphony Band (LaToya Webb, conductor) – 28 September 2022
  • National Concert Band of America (Alexandria, Va.) (Adrian Holton, conductor) - 1 May 2022
  • Kennesaw (Ga.) State University University Band (Hannah Rudy, conductor) - 18 April 2022
  • University of North Texas (Denton) Concert Band (Joel Davidson, conductor) - 16 April 2021
  • Churchville-Chili High School (Churchville, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Allison Chipman, conductor) - February 2021
  • South Oldham High School (Crestwood, Ky.) Wind Ensemble (Ryan McAllister, conductor) – 16 December 2019
  • Texas A&M University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Russell Tipton, conductor) - 28 April 2019
  • Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant) Wind Symphony (James Batcheller, conductor) – 18 April 2019
  • Merion Concert Band (Narberth, Penn.) (Nathan Snyder, conductor) – 7 April 2019
  • Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Christian Wilhjelm, conductor) – 20 October 2018
  • University of North Texas (Denton) Concert Band (Lauren Yacht, conductor) – 3 October 2018
  • Indiana State University Wind Symphony (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 16 October 2018
  • James Logan High School (Union City, Calif.) (Patrick Refsnider, conductor) – 23 March 2016
  • McClean (Va.) High School Symphonic Band (Arnald D. Gabriel, conductor) – 19 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)


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