Among the Clouds

From Wind Repertory Project
Brian Balmages

Brian Balmages


General Info

Year: 2004
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music Company Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00   |   Score Only - $10.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

More than a third of the dreaming population reports having had at least one flying dream. While anyone can have them, they tend to occur in people who are especially creative and imaginative. Of particular interest are lucid dreamers, those who are actually aware they are dreaming and can then control their actions while inside the dream.

Among the Clouds takes us into the minds of these lucid dreamers as they drift off to sleep and wake up in a dream where they own the skies.

-Program Notes from publisher


Media


State Ratings

  • Georgia - IV
  • Maryland - III
  • Mississippi - Class 3A
  • North Carolina - IV
  • South Carolina - IV
  • Tennessee - III
  • Louisiana - II
  • West Virginia - III


Performances

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  • Arroyo Grande (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble - 18 October 2023
  • Kansas State University (Manhattan) University Band (Hannah Mancini, conductor) - 26 April 2023
  • University of Louisville (Ky.) Symphonic Band (Chloe Frederick, conductor) - 29 April 2022
  • Illinois State University (Normal) Symphonic Band (Lauren Bobarsky, conductor) - 20 April 2022
  • Benedictine College (Atchison, Ks.) Symphonic Band (Jennifer Whyte, conductor) - 25 April 2021
  • Wilmot (Wisc.) High School Wind Ensemble (John Sorensen, conductor) – 11 December 2019
  • Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Charles Thai, conductor) – 19 May 2019
  • Michigan State University (East Lansing) Campus Band (Connor Fetting, conductor) - 25 April 2018
  • Hopatcong (N.J.) High School Wind Ensemble – 25 March 2018
  • Keene (N.H.) State College Concert Band (James Chesebrough, conductor) - 11 March 2009


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