So Wondrous Bright
Subtitle: Based on a Puerto Rican Carol
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00; (digital) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bells
- Bongos
- Conga
- Cowbell
- Egg Shaker
- Guiro
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Rainstick
- Suspended Cymbal
- Timbales
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This setting of a Puerto Rican carol for concert band initially gives the effect of a smaller, more intimate traditional ensemble. Various combinations of instruments, colors, textures and rhythms are explored, showcasing the many sonic colors available with concert band instrumentation.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Grand Valley State University (Allendale, Mich.) Concert Band (John Martin, conductor) - 5 December 2023
- Andrews University (Berrien Springs, Mich.) Wind Symphony (Byron Graves, conductor) - 19 November 2022
- Royal Oak (Mich.) Concert Band (Kevin R. Czarnik, conductor) - 15 December 2019
- Sacramento (Calif.) Symphonic Winds (Tim Smith conductor) – 8 December 2019
- Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 15 December 2018
- Cerritos (Calif.) College Concert Band (David Betancourt, conductor) - 12 March 2016 (2016 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Byzantine Dances (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Carol of the Bells (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1914/2020)
- Rhythmania! (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2021)
All Wind Works
- Alegría (2022)
- All for One, One for All (2019)
- All That We Are (2023)
- Beautiful River (as arranger) (1864/2011)
- The Bold Brigade (2020)
- Bright Light in the World (2022)
- Byzantine Dances (2018)
- Byzantine Dances (Flex instrumentation) (2018/2020)
- Carol of the Bells (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1914/2020)
- Cedar Canyon Sketches (2014)
- Clear Creek Canyon
- ConnectUS
- Cruisin' Bluesin' (2016)
- Dances for the Muse, Terpsichore (2022)
- Danza de España (2015)
- Down on the Delta (2022)
- Embark (2022)
- Energy Ball (2022)
- Fandango (2023)
- Fanfare Esprit (2022)
- Fearless (2022)
- The Great Green Kazoo (2019)
- Jumpstart! (2014)
- Kalos Eidos (2020)
- La Terre Sacrée (2021)
- Land of Enchantment (2022)
- March of the Freedom Fighters (2016)
- Moon Song and Tribal Dance (2014)
- Night Fury (2016/2017)
- Noble Procession (2014)
- Pipe and Thistle (2019)
- Rainbow in the Clouds (2017/2018)
- Rhythmania! (2021)
- Rhythmania! (Flex instrumentation) (2020/2021)
- Ridgeview Overture (2020)
- Rock Attack (2015)
- The Rusty Bucket (2015)
- So Wondrous Bright (2015)
- Softly Speaks the Night (2016)
- Song of the Fjords (2021)
- Squirrel Chase (2021)
- Summer Glen (2020)
- Sunchaser (2017)
- Tarantella (2022)
- To Create a Voice (2018)
- Where the Waters Meet (2021)
Resources
- Aspenwood Music Accessed 18 March 2016