Silent Stands the Elm

Roland Barrett

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General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
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
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Mallet Percussion< br /> Percussion I-II

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Inspired by the lone elm tree left standing following the domestic terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. Now known as "The Survivor Tree," it has become a symbol of faith, hope, and perseverance in the face of tremendous adversity. This musical depiction is both emotional and uplifting and is sure to inspire and move all who hear it.

-Program Note from publisher

This work was dedicated to the victims and survivors of the bomb blast that ripped through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Across from the Murrah building, an American elm tree was severely damaged by the blast, but somehow managed to survive. Now known as the survivor tree, this elm has become an iconic symbol of faith, hope and perseverance in the face of tremendous adversity. As composer Roland Barrett was writing Silent Stands the Elm, he was inspired by the symbolism and message of the survivor tree as he sought to express in music the message of this proud tree.

- Program Note by Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band concert program, 5 April 2013

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Tennessee Wind Symphony (Knoxville) (John M. Culvahouse, conductor) - 25 April 2023 (64th Annual Tennessee Music Education Conference, Nashville)
Hanford (Calif.) West High School Symphonic Band (Lisa Butts, conductor) - 20 March 2015 (2015 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band (Dale Cleland, conductor) - 5 April 2013 (ACB’s 35th Annual Convention (San Ramon, Calif.))

Works for Winds by This Composer

All Through the Night (as arranger) (2013)
American Salute (1997)
Ancient Visions (2003)
And So He Also Loves the Bow (2019)
And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
The Andromeda Connection (2012)
Appalachian Dreams (2015)
Arabian Dances (2008)
At the Edge of Chaos (2013)
Australiana (2016)
Autumn Sketches (1996)
Believe (as arranger) (2009/2010)
Blessed Are They (2019)
Burn (2014)
Capricorn Moon (2006)
Centavo (1995)
Chants Long Forgotten (1998)
Chasing Orion (2010)
Cheyenne (2004)
Children of a Different Sun (2017)
A Christmas Fantasy (as arranger) (2010)
A Christmas Montage (as arranger) (2007)
Cimarron Sketches (1994)
Cimarron Sunset (2004)
Clockwork (1993)
Convergence (2006)
Courtland Hills (1994)
Desert Voices (2008)
Dramatic Sessions
Dreams and Proclamations (2007)
Dream Variants (2012)
Fanfare and Dance Segments
Fanfare And Jubilation (2007)
Fanfare and Modal Apparitions (2018)
Fanfare Nobilise (2021)
Festival Sinfonia (1999)
Fiesta! (2003)
Final Impact (2009)
Fireburst Fanfare (2008)
Firefall (2006)
Flight of the Banshee (2009)
The Fourth Angel (1999)
Ghost Dances (2010)
Ghost Riders (2007)
Golden Eagle (2002)
Guardians of the Canyon (2010)
I Was Born for This (as arranger) (2012/2013)
In the Realm of Kings (2014)
The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
Just the Way You Are (as arranger) (2010/2011)
The Legend of El Muerto (2017)
The Legend of Killarney (2014)
Lennon (as arranger) (2013)
Let it Rock (2009)
The Lightning Spirit (2005)
Ludlow (2014)
Medal of Freedom (2013)
Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
New Dawn (2005)
Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
Of Men and the Sea (2004)
Of Wizards and Warriors (2005)
On The Wings Of The Chosen (1992)
Paint it Black (as arranger) (1966/2014)
Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
Prelude and Passages (2018)
Racing the Sun (2011)
Riders On The Southern Front (1998)
Ritual Images (2012)
Rituals (2008)
Roswell, 1947 (2004)
Sahara (2005)
Samba de Soleil (2014)
Scirocco (2012)
Sentinels (2006)
The Seventh Resolution (2015)
Silent Stands the Elm (2010)
Soar The Untamed Spirit (1998)
Song Of Freedom (2002)
Structures (2011)
The Summoning (2020)
Sunchasers (2005)
Sunrise Song (2001)
Symphonic Journey No. 1 (1993)
Tangents Angulár (2009)
They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky (2001)
They Walked in the Valley of Fire (2016)
The Third Vortex (2000)
Tick Tock (as arranger) (2011)
Variations On A March Tune (2000)
Ventures (1993)
A Winter Memory (1999)
A Yuletide Holiday (as arranger) (2016)
A Yuletide Memory (2009)
Zombie Dreams (2013)
Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance (2013)

Resources

Barrett, Roland. (2009). Silent Stands the Elm [score]. Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp: [Van Nuys, Calif.]