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Transformed Spring
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General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bandworks Publications - Official Website
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score - $7.50
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbal (crash and suspended)
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Tubular Bells (Chimes)
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Transformed Spring was commissioned by the Montclair State University Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Thomas McCauley, for its 2009-2010 concert season. This piece is essentially an expression of the endurance of the human spirit through adversity and personal trial. It was inspired by my research into a memorial commission which I based on a line from The Prayer of Saint Benedict, "Always we begin again."
The human soul is on a path of constant renewal and regeneration which is reflected in Transformed Spring's lyric and dramatic metamorphosis from E minor to E major. There are many personal elements of my own life in this piece, most especially my walks in solitude on the beach at night as a younger man. These meditative and reflective times live in my memory today and I recall them frequently. The trombone portamenti, which become more and more prominent as the piece evolves, are a sort of sigh from the past which inevitably leads us over the horizon to our future.
I admit that it’s extremely difficult for me to put into words what this piece means to me but I am hopeful that the music will communicate what I really mean. It is a highly personal piece which is meant to be taken personally by everyone who hears it.
-Program Note by the Composer
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Recent Performances
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- All-New England Band Festival Honor Band (Patrick J. Burns, conductor) - 19 November 2012
- Maryland All-State Band (Patrick J. Burns, conductor) - 24 February 2012
- Hanover Wind Symphony (Matthew Paterno, conductor) - 21 May 2011
- Ridgewood Concert Band (C. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor) - 25 March 2011
- Montclair State University Wind Symphony (Thomas McCauley, conductor) - 23 April 2010
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Always We Begin Again
- Amazing Grace
- Ancient Dialogue
- An Impulse to Soar
- Anthem (Theme and Variations on the National Anthem of Poland)
- As I Gaze from the High Mountain
- Be Thou My Vision
- Cadet Parade
- Celebration Fanfare
- Count Not the Hours
- Dances on the Golden Shore
- Desert Caravan
- Energies: Suite for Band
- Enchanted Night
- Fantasy on "Salve Regina"
- Flight of Years
- Go and Ask My Mother
- Gothic Dance
- Harford Rhapsody
- Hometown
- I loved well those cities...
- Joyful Spirit March
- Legend of the Omaha
- Let the Future Begin
- Lighted Streets on Quiet Nights
- Music for a Celebration
- North Country March
- Oceanport Overture
- Perfect Trip
- Pride and Purpose
- Regal Ceremony
- Ryukyu-Bushi
- Seize the Day! (Carpe Diem)
- Sempre Avanti (Ever Forward)
- Soundtrack
- Spirit Unseen
- Splendid Star
- Suspended Animation
- Symphonic Dance (2002)
- The Hawk's Revenge
- The Sun Just Touched the Morning
- The Valedictory of Saint Paul
- Three Prayers
- Time: A River of Passing Events
- Toccata
- Transformed Spring
- Victory Lap
- With Every Step, a Memory
- Zephyrus: God of the West Wind
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