Moment

Alex Shapiro

Alex Shapiro

Subtitle: For Wind Band and Pre-Recorded Soundscape

General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 5:25
Difficulty: IV+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Activist Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $115.00   |   Score Only - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Glockenspiel
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tom-Tom
• Vibraphone

Audio system capable of playing audio tracks from a laptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer.

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Our hearts are equally shaken by moments excruciatingly painful, and transcendentally beautiful. In a world in which emotions are often blunted by the assault of overload, we cannot allow ourselves to ignore profound, inner responses evoked in an instant. Awestruck. Hopeful. Grieving. Longing. Shocked. Weeping. Thinking. Amazed. Waiting. Stunned. Heartbroken. Transported. Hurting. Dreaming. Startled. Dismayed. Delighted. Caring. What are the moments that have moved you?

- Program Note by composer

Moment was commissioned by Composers and Schools in Concert, with the participation of a consortium of 18 partners.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• California State University, Stanislaus, Wind Ensemble (Stuart Sims, conductor) – 12 March 2020
• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphony Band (Kerri MacPhee, conductor) – 24 November 2019
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Concert Winds (Christian Reardon MacLellan, conductor) – 22 November 2019
• Washington State University (Pullman) Symphonic Band (Troy Bennefield, conductor) – 18 April 2019
• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Ryan Smith, conductor) – 25 February 2019
• California State University, Stanislaus, Wind Ensemble (Stuart Sims, conductor)– 8 December 2017
• State University of New York, Potsdam, Symphonic Band (Brian K. Doyle, conductor) – 9 November 2017
• University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Concert Band (Jamal Duncan, conductor) – 1 May 2016
• University of Memphis (Tenn.) Symphony Band (Armand Hall, conductor) – 29 April 2016 – *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Count to Ten (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Kitchen Sync (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Kitchen Sync. See also: Suite Treats
• Passages (Adaptable Band) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Ascent (2020)
• Beneath. See: Immersion (2010)
• Bioplasm (flute choir) (2004/2012)
• Bioplasm (flute quartet) (2004)
• Breathe (2020)
• Count to Ten (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Depth. See: Immersion
• Even Deeper (2014)
• Free (2022)
• Homecoming (2008)
• Immersion (2010)
  • Depth (2011)
  • Surface (2011)
  • Beneath (2010)
• Kitchen Sync (Adaptable Band) (2021)
• Kitchen Sync. See also: Suite Treats
• Lights Out (2015)
• Liquid Compass (2014)
• Moment (2016)
• Off the Edge (2019)
• Paper Cut (2010)
• Passages (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Pop Music (2022)
• Rock Music (2016)
• Surface. See: Immersion (2010)
• Suspended (2021)
  • Airborne (2021)
  • Distanced (2021)
  • Masked (2021)
  • Viral (2021)
• Tight Squeeze (2012)
• Train of Thought (sextet) (2015)
• Trains of Thought (concert band) (2015/2017)

Resources

• Alex Shapiro website Accessed 5 May 2016
• Shapiro, A. (2016). Moment: For Wind Band and Pre-Recorded Soundscape [score]. Activist Music: Friday Harbor, Wash.