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American Fanfare
Contents
General Info
Year: 1990
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: John Wasson
Cost: Score and Parts - $50.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Synthesizer (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Gong
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Based upon the original Dallas Brass commission, this very popular concert band work is now back in print. Featuring flourishes for trumpets and a brief trumpet solo as well as showy parts for woodwinds and percussion, it will work well as opener, closer, or fanfare.
- Program note by composer
American Fanfare was originally written for a church in Naples, Fla., for a celebratory occasion. At the encouragement of Erich Kunzel, it was scored for full orchestra in 1999 and later went on to win the Florida Orchestra fanfare competition that same year. Since that time, it has been performed by several major orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and Rochester Philharmonic. In 2006, Commander David Alpar (U.S. Air Force) commissioned the concert band version.
- Program Notes from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble concert program, 2 March 2016
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Racine (Wisc.) Concert Band (Mark Eichner, conductor) - 1 July 2018
- Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) Concert Band (John Campbell, conductor) - 19 December 2017
- West Virginia University (Morgantown) Symphonic Band (Scott C. Tobias, conductor) – 11 April 2017
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Michelle Eboch, conductor) – 8 March 2017
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble (Hisatoshi Muta, conductor) - 2 March 2016 (81st Annual ABA National Convention)
- Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Symphonic Band (Bobby Francis, conductor) - 14 February 2015 (2015 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Orchestra (Christopher J. Woodruff, conductor) - 23 November 2014
- Florida Wind Band (John C. Carmichael, conductor) - 8 March 2013 (79th ABA Convention, Tampa)
- Loveland Concert Band Concert Band (Scott Schlup) - February 2013
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Fanfare (1990)
- The Bluebonnet Revue
- Curtain Call (2013)
- Geometries
- Festival Fanfare for Christmas (2008)
- Hitsville, USA (as arranger) (1998)
- Jingle Bells Fantasy (as arranger)
- Pop and Rock Legends: Chicago (as arranger)
- Rock and Pop Legends: Stevie Wonder (as arranger) (1999)
- Potomac (Concert Overture)
- Pirates of the Caribbean Symphonic Suite (as arranger) (2003)
- Sounds of Christmas (1998)
- Tangents (1989)
- That's a Plenty (as adapter) (1909/1997)
- Walk This Way (as arranger) (1975/2001)
- You Raise Me Up (as arranger) (2001/2005)
