Through Healers' Eyes
Subtitle: Elegy for Wind Band
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $110.00 | Score Only (print) - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
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
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Harp
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Gong (large)
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal (medium)
- Tambourine
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Triangle (medium)
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Through Healers’ Eyes was commissioned by Brisbane Girls Grammar School for the world premiere at their 2020 International Women's Day musical showcase. The piece was inspired by a life story of a Brisbane nurse, Grace Wilson, and particularly her work as a high-ranked army nurse with the Australian Army Nursing Service during World War I and early years of World War II.
Interestingly, my great-grandmother, Lydia Holovko, who helped raise me, was also a war nurse, though on the other side of the world -- in Ukraine. As a result, this topic was very close to my heart. This piece is an emotional depiction of war as seen by war nurses, the way I imagine it. It is about healing, courage, compassion, patience, care, battle, reflection and perseverance.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Band (Joel Pagán, conductor) - 17 November 2023
- Lincoln High School Wind (Seattle, Wash.) Ensemble (Zachariah MacIntyre, conductor) - 4 March 2023
- Swarthmore (Penn.) College Wind Ensemble (Andrew Hauze, conductor) - 19 November 2022
- Tel Aviv (Israel) University Wind Band (Uri Reisner, conductor) – July 2022
- Brisbane (Qld., Aus.) Girls Grammar School Wind Band (Laurinda Davidson, conductor) – 6 March 2020 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apex Predators (2015)
- Bad Neighbours (2017)
- Bury and Rise (2023)
- Hard to Argue (2014)
- Home Away from Home (2019)
- It Comes and Goes
- Let the Darkness Out (2011/2019)
- Me Disagrees (2010/2013)
- Out Loud (2008)
- A Place That Is Yours (2022)
- Planet B (2021)
- Scraps from a Madman's Diary (2016)
- Storm Chasers (2022)
- Through Healers' Eyes (2020)
- Vivid Dreams (2018/2020)
Resources
- Catherine Likhuta website Accessed 19 November 2022
- Likhuta, C. (2020). Through Healers' Eyes: Elegy for Wind Band [score]. CatherineLikhuta.com: [Australia].
- Perusal score