Adventure Awaits

Evan VanDoren

General Info

Year: 2022
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Music Company, through C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00

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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Triangle
Vibraphone (optional)
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Adventure Awaits captures the excitement felt at the start of something new! The composer writes, "In creating this piece, I found myself imagining the many stories of long journeys told in books, television, movies and beyond – some fantastical, and some based in reality. In addition to drawing on these sources of inspiration, I hope performers and audience members alike draw on their own adventurous experiences, recalling those positive feelings at the beginning of exciting personal journeys."

- Program Note from score

Capture the excitement of something new with this electrifying piece. Appropriately challenging for a developing band, this brief concert opener provides opportunities to explore lyrical melodies, colorful harmonies, independent entrances, and more.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

William Mason High School (Mason, Ohio) Wind Symphony (Edward F. Protzman, conductor) - 19 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adventure Awaits (2022)
Bugler's Duel (2021)
Fanfare for the Festival of Lights (2022)
Fanfare for a New Day
Finale from "Symphony No. 3" (as arranger) (1886/2022)
Infernal Galop (as arranger) (1858/2019)
Into Battle!
Symphonie Fantastique: IV. March to the Scaffold (as transcriber) (1830/2021)
Two-Ba Two-Step (2023)

Resources

Evan vanDoren website Accessed 9 December 2022
Perusal score