OK Feel Good
From Wind Repertory Project
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General Info
Year: 1999
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: OK Feel Good Music
Cost: Parts (Rental) - $300.00 | Score Only (Purchase) - $34.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo I-II
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet (in Bb) I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Trombone III (bass)
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
Contrabass and/or Electric Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Xylophone
- Glockenspiel
- Vibraphone
- Marimba
- Crotales
- Cowbells (4)
- Snare Drum
- Roto-Tom
- Tom-Tom
- Bass Drum
- Wood Blocks (5)
- Cymbal (suspended)
- Triangle
- Guiro
- Maracas
- Chimes (glass)
- Conga
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
OK Feel Good is the result of an opportunity to write for the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. The friendship and camaraderie I experienced that summer imposed itself onto my writing—so the work grew into a colorful rhythmic playground, presented with a grin and a wink. In 1999, at the request of Eric Whitacre, I transcribed the work for winds and percussion. My wish is that the original sense of glorified game-show music has been unaltered, and hopefully even amplified.
Program Notes by Jonathan Newman
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: UNLV Wind Orchestra [live (Thomas G. Leslie, conductor)]
Audio Links
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
- Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (Scott A. Stewart, conductor) - 01 December 2007
- Georgia State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Robert Ambrose, conductor) - 16 November 2006
- The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (Dr. John Lynch, conductor) - 05 November 2006
Additional Works for Winds by this Composer
- 1861
- As the scent of spring rain
- Avenue X
- Chunk
- Concertino (flute solo, chamber winds, and piano)
- Moon by Night
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Uncle Sid
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