Polaris
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: TRN Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Xylophone I-II
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Polaris was commissioned by the Muhlenberg South Middle School Band of Greenville, Kentucky, Joel Watson, director, to celebrate the short life of Ember Oglesby. Ember had been a student at that school, and although she battled a heart condition that ultimately took her life, she made the most of every day. Her teacher's description of her focused on her energy and joy. She was active in her church, the band, and other organizations; quick with a smile and always optimistic. A percussionist, her favorite instruments were mallets and timpani. She dreamed of being the drum major of the high school band and would no doubt have achieved the goal had her time on earth allowed. The title, Polaris, refers to the North Star, one of the brightest in the sky, known for appearing to hold steady and mark the way to true north.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Louisville (Ky.) Concert Band (Jason Cumberledge, conductor) - 27 February 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Childgrove (2005)
- Fantasia on a Southern Hymn Tune (2002)
- Fantasia on Bogoroditse Devo (2015)
- More Thunder, More Blazes (2023)
- Polaris (2018)
- Spires
- Zenyatta (2011)
Resources
- "New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist, 74/2 (September 2019), p. 24.
- Perusal score
- Speck, F. (2018). Polaris [score]. TRN Music Publisher: [Alto, N.M.]