Where the Waters Meet

From Wind Repertory Project
Carol Brittin Chambers

Folksong arranged by Carol Brittin Chambers


Subtitle: O Waly Waly


General Info

Year: 2021
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00   |   Score Only (print) - $12.00


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 I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Marimba
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tam-tam
  • Tom-tom
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes


Errata

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Program Notes

Where the Waters Meet is based on the British Isles folk tune O Waly Waly (the same tune use in The Water Is Wide. Lee Smith, former Texas music educator, loved nature, and he enjoyed spending time in the mountains and at his lake home of Lake Fork. He also loved teaching children. Lee felt that human need two thing above all else: to love and be loved. That was the basis for his teaching: if students did not know you loved them, you would not reach them.

As I set out to write this special piece in honor of Lee, I decided to use the imagery of water to portray this particular sentiment: loving students, then truly being able to reach them. One set of waters (a river) meets or flows into a larger body (a lake). The river is the teacher, and the lake is the body of students. Where the Waters Meet symbolizes the moment or moments when the teacher show love, gives knowledge, and thereby reach the students. Lee's principal instrument was the trombone, which explains my choice of trombone solo for the river's opening statement.

- Program Note by arranger


Feature a trombonist and trumpet player with this beautiful adaptation of O Waly, Waly. Lush harmonies, emotional moments of impact, and fine percussion writing make this more than a simple lyrical piece. The climactic moment results in a beautiful chorale that brings out the colors of the ensemble.

- Program Note from publisher


Commissioned by the Irving ISD 2019 High School All-City Band in Irving, TX, in memory of Lee South, James South, conductor.

- Program Note from score


The Water Is Wide (also called O Waly, Waly or simply Waly, Waly) is a folk song of Scottish origin. It remains popular in the 21st century. Cecil Sharp published the song in Folk Songs From Somerset (1906).

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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