Walking on Air
General Info
Year: 2022
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Shakers
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Sometimes life can be tricky. But sometimes, everything magically falls into place and nothing can go wrong -- almost like walking on air! With a key signature of Concert B-flat Major, young students will find Walking on Air an excellent introduction to interesting and uncommon accidentals not always present in a level II piece. Primarily using the Mixolydian mode with the addition of a lowered 6, the music playfully weaves between B-flat Major and B-flat Mixolydian, providing a fun and relaxing way for students to identify these modes aurally and visually. Along the way, there are several musical “surprises” for everybody’s enjoyment. I hope Walking on Air conveys a feeling of happiness and endless creative possibilities, and that you enjoy learning and performing it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
- Program Note adapted from composer
Awards
- Women Band Directors International 2021 Composition Competition, winner
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Video: Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Cynthia Lansford, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) Symphonic Band (Angelo Kortyka, conductor) – 29 January 2023 (Severance Music Center, Cleveland)
- Artie Henry Middle School (Cedar Park, Tx.) Band (Cynthia Lansford, conductor) - 21 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)
- Danielson Middle School (Leander, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Andrea Gonzalez, conductor) – October 2021 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Base-Six
- Cook Strait Crossing (2021)
- Kvetchers (2020)
- Point Five (2021)
- Sinterklaas's Rooftop Ride (2023)
- S'vivon! (as arranger) (2021)
- Verity March (2021)
- Walking on Air (2021)
- Wicklow