Summerland

From Wind Repertory Project
William Grant Still

William Grant Still (arr. Dane Teter)


Subtitle: From Three Visions

N.B. This work is not to be confused with Summerland: For Wind Ensemble, also arranged by Teter, also published by William Grant Still Music in 2013, with different instrumentation.


General Info

Year: 1937 / 2013
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: William Grant Still Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00   |   Score Only (print) - $21.95


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
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 Trumpets I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Summerland (1937) was originally the second of Three Visions (1936) for piano, but was recast by the composer for different instrumentation. Lazy and relaxed, it evokes a quiet, warm afternoon, or alternately is a portrait of promised beauty in the afterlife.

- Program Note from University of North Texas Wind Ensemble concert program, 16 February 2016


Summerland is the second of three Visions, written in 1935. Originally composed for solo piano, this short, intensely expressive work has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and combinations. The piece is essentially an elegy -- dreamy and atmospheric, suggesting the summer of its title, with hints of the blues and a nod to his fellow composer Debussy.

- Program Note by Thalia Symphony Orchestra, 2019


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) Wind Symphony (Matt Chesner, graduate assistant conductor) - 9 February 2024
  • Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Andrew Vinopal, conductor) - 12 October 2023
  • Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) – 25 February 2023
  • University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Orchestra (Zachary Harwell, conductor) - 9 December 2022
  • University of Colorado Boulder Symphonic Band (R. Logan Sorey, conductor) - 9 November 2022
  • University of Connecticut (Storrs) Wind Ensemble (Janet Song Kim, conductor) - 13 October 2022
  • Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Concert Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 9 October 2022
  • Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Symphony Band (Jason Gardner, conductor) - 25 April 2022
  • University of California (Berkeley) University Wind Ensemble (Matthew Sadowski, conductor) - 1 May 2022
  • Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Robert Sheldon, conductor) - 3 March 2022 (87th Annual ABA National Convention)
  • Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.) Symphonic Winds (Todd Nichols, conductor) - 14 October 2021
  • Las Vegas Academy (Nev.) Wind Ensemble (John Seaton, conductor) - 29 September 2021
  • University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gerard Morris, conductor) - 10 May 2021
  • University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Wind Ensemble (Matthew Westgate, conductor) - 1 May 2021
  • Illinois State University (Normal) Wind Symphony (Lauren Bobarsky, conductor) - 24 April 2021
  • Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Band (Kelvin Jones, conductor) - 22 April 2021
  • West Chester University (Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Yozviak, conductor) - 28 February 2021
  • West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Mark Wallace, conductor) - 23 February 2021
  • University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor) – 22 February 2020 (CBDNA 2020 Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, Penn.)
  • University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Symphonic Band (Jonathan Caldwell, conductor) – 18 February 2020
  • University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor) – 5 December 2019
  • University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Wind Ensemble (Christopher Knighten, conductor) – 25 November 2019


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

  • Carson, William S. "Summerland." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 416-424. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.
  • Still, W.; Teter, D. (2013). Summerland : from "Three Visions" [score]. William Grant Still Music: Flagstaff, Ariz.