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Mission Songs
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Haley Woodrow
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
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
Percussion, including:
- Agogo Bells
- Brake Drum
- Brass Bells
- Chimes
- Cowbell (optional)
- Log Drum
- Rattle
- Shakers
- Tom-Toms (2)
- Triangle (optional)
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Historically late autumn is a celebration of the end of the harvest, a time to enjoy the fruits of labor, share our abundance with others, and gather to celebrate and exchange our culture and experiences. My goal was to capture the essence of the season, so in the arranging of the two songs in this work, I selected traditional songs with a rich and significant history The first song, Alabado, is a Spanish word that literally translated means “song of thanksgiving”. The second song, Lac qui Parle. is a tune notated and given lyrics by Joseph Renville, whose mother was Sioux Indian and father was French Canadian. The tune is among the world’s most widely known melodies of American Indian origin, and I included it to honor Native Americans. Lac qui Parle literally translates to “lake that talks”, and in addition to being the name of the song, was a mission in which the Sioux Indians’ Dakota language was written and parts of the Bible were translated.
This composition includes the opportunity to use a variety of “found” percussion, specifically brass bells from home. I scavenged these when making the reference recording from my mom’s holiday decorations.
A special thank you to Randy Benton and the Le Mars Community 5th/6th Grade Band for commissioning this work. After thirty-eight years of teaching, Mr. Benton premiered Mission Songs in April of 2022 on his very last concert!
- Program Note by composer
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- H.B. Plant High School (Tampa, Fla.) Wind Ensemble (Kristy L. Dell, conductor) - 18 November 2022
- Le Mars (Iowa) Community 5th/6th Grade Band (Randy Benton, conductor) – April 2022 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Fanfare and Song (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Maoz Tzur (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- March of the Shadows (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- A New Day (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Shoeless Baby (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Tapestry (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Up on the Housetop (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1864/2020)
All Wind Works
- And It Begins (2018)
- Beat
- Blue Mist
- Desert Visions
- End Times (2016)
- Fanfare and Song (2018)
- Fanfare and Song (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- HIM
- In Two Places (2016)
- Maoz Tzur (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- March of the Shadows (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Melting Pot. See: Tapestries
- Mission Songs (2022)
- A New Day (2018)
- A New Day (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Skywalking
- Tapestry (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Tapestries (2018)
- Up on the Housetop (Flex Instrumentation) (as arranger) (1864/2020)
Resources
- Haley Woodrow website Accessed 18 November 2022
- [ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWXrCk7B2sHlMeeiH68KkFNbpk08UXDI/preview Perusal score]