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Stone Gardens
Contents
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: RWS Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Synthesizer (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Temple Blocks
- Triangle
- Vibraphone (optional)
Narrator (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Stone Gardens is inspired by the beautiful and peaceful gardens of heroes lost and fallen. Beginning with a solo trumpet that conjures memories of conflicts present and past, the piece continues with a beautiful hymn statement paying homage to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. A bold and aggressive statement follows with musical inspiration drawn from campaigns and continents around the globe.
- Program Note by publisher
In Norfolk, Virginia, stands a monument to those who have served our country. This memorial is like no other and could be missed even if one is standing next to it. A simple piece of land, the monument doesn’t look special until one notices the ground. Letters written by human hand are seemingly scattered across the ground. These letters were penned by heroes to their loved ones “just in case” they did not make it home. To walk the grounds of this monument is a special experience indeed. To read the final words of these heroes is a lesson in honesty, humility and selfless sacrifice.
Inspired by the Norfolk monument, Stone Gardens is a tribute to all who have served our country. Beginning with a trumpet reminiscent of the lone bugler heralding a hero’s sacrifice, a beautiful flowing chorale surfaces as we think of the heroes, lost and fallen. From the final call of the bugle, we embark on an intense musical journey that conveys the strength, power and bravery of our heroes past, present and future.
- Program Note from The Alabama Winds concert program, 20 December 2017
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of South Alabama (Mobile) Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 19 November 2018
- Carrollton (Ohio) High School Concert Band (David Dickerhoof, conductor) – 11 March 2018
- The Alabama Winds (Tuscaloosa) (Brian O. Walden, conductor; Tony Giles, narrator) - 20 December 2017 (2017 Midwest Clinic)
- Inderkum High School (Sacramento, Calif.) Concert Band – 4 May 2017
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Ain't No Stoppin' Us (2007)
- Africa: Ceremony and Ritual (1994)
- African Bell Carol (2012)
- All is Calm (as arranger) (2002)
- An American Christmas (2004)
- American Dances
- Swing (2017)
- American Flourish (2009)
- American Landscape I
- American Portrait I
- And to All a Good Night (2004)
- Angels, from the Realms of Glory (as arranger) (1816/1999)
- Apollo Fanfare
- The Ascension (1994)
- Ash Lawn Echoes (1993)
- At Daybreak
- At the Crossroads (1994)
- Bells!
- Blue (2015)
- Brazil: Ceremony, Song and Samba
- Brazilian Bell Carol (2016)
- Buffalo Dances (2006)
- By Loch and Mountain (1997)
- Cameroon
- Castle Lore
- Celtic Bell Carol
- Celebration Fanfare from "Buffalo Dances"
- Ceremonium
- Chatauqua
- Christmas Concerto III
- Christmas Declaration (2009)
- Christmas in the Round
- Christmas Proclamation
- Christmas Hymn
- Cohan Celebration
- Crown of Glory
- Crush (2013)
- Currents (2006)
- Dance Celebration
- Danza
- Deck the Halls with Drums and Voices
- Declaration and Flourish: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Declaration in Blue (2002)
- Dramatico
- Dueling Dragons
- Earhart (2012)
- El Espiritu de Valencia
- Encanto (1989/2007)
- Eternal Peaks (2006)
- Evening Alleluias
- Fanfare and Processional on an Old English Carol (1999)
- Fanfare for a Holiday Celebration
- Fanfare for Tomorrow
- Fiesta La Vida
- Full Throttle (2015)
- Furioso
- Georgia on My Mind (as arranger) (1930/1980)
- Gladiator Finale
- Glorioso
- Goondiwindi
- Great Locomotive Chase, The (2000)
- The Great Locomotive Chase (2003)
- The Greatest Generation (2017)
- Greensleeves: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Groovin' Down Cool Street
- Hadrian's Wall (2010)
- Herndon Exaltations
- Highlights from "Ragtime" (as arranger) (1997)
- Holiday March
- Holst Winter Suite
- On This Day Earth Shall Ring (as arranger) (1924/2001)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (arr Smith) (as arranger) (1906/1992)
- Old Brenton Carol (as arranger) (1910/2001)
- Hoosier Suite
- Hymnsong Variants
- In a Gentle Rain (1990)
- In the Bleak Mid-winter (Smith)
- Incantations
- Inchon (2001)
- Into the Storm (1994)
- Irish Songs for Solo and Band
- Jingle Bells Forever (1998)
- Journeys in Time
- King of Kings (1998)
- Kronos (2003)
- Latin Bell Carol
- Lullaby for Band
- Maelstrom, The (1997)
- March Grandioso (as arranger) (1909/2007)
- Mirages
- Moto Continuo
- A Nation's Strength (2003)
- Navarro
- North Bay Vistas
- Peace Like a River
- Prairie is My Garden, The (2018)
- Prevailing Winds
- Promising Skies (2010)
- Recession, Depression Holiday Blues, The
- Rising Dragons (2006)
- Rites of Tamburo (1999)
- Repercussions
- Runaway Sleigh, The
- Semper Liberi (1998)
- Sensei's Ride on the Cherry Blossom Express (2010)
- Shenandoah (arr. Smith and Story) (2003)
- Solaris
- Songs of Earth, Water, Fire and Sky (1998)
- Songs of Sailor and Sea (1997)
- Southwest Summer (2009)
- Spirit of Orpheus, The (1998)
- Spirit of the Winds
- Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones (as arranger)
- Stone Gardens (2016)
- Suite for the Heroes Among Us (2018)
- Summer Nights (2016)
- Symphony No 1, "The Divine Comedy" (1995)
- Symphony No. 2, "The Odyssey" (2004)
- Symphony No. 3, "Don Quixote" (2008)
- Symphony of Souls
- Sword of Kings
- The Tempest (1995)
- Teutonic Tales (2010)
- Through the Vulcan's Eye (1996)
- To Dance in the Secret Garden (1996)
- To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above (2000)
- To the Summit! (2001)
- Top Gun (1986)
- Triton Fanfare
- 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (as arranger) (1995)
- Twelve Seconds to the Moon (1996)
- Ultimatum
- Upon a Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2014)
- Valiance: A Heroic Overture for Band
- Vaughan Williams Suite
- Greensleeves (as arranger) (2007)
- Wassail (as arranger)
- Declaration and Flourish (2008)
- Walking the Planks (2012)
- Wassail: See Vaughan Williams Suite
- Where the Black Hawk Soars (1995)
- World Holiday Celebration
- Yellow (2016)
