Blue Ridge Saga

James Swearingen

James Swearingen

General Info

Year: 1990
Duration: c. 6:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score & Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Glockenspiel
• Shaker
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Tubular Bells
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A folksetting composition that reflects on the beauty and history of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Blue Ridge Saga was commissioned by the band directors of the Northwestern District Bandmasters Association and dedicated to the 1989-1990 All District Junior High School Band, Morganton, North Carolina.

Program Note from publisher

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Texas: II. Complete

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas New Horizons Band (Ocean Akaka, conductor) - 1 November 2023
• Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Victoria Bartunek and George Perdomo, conductors – 4 May 2023
• Oakland (Calif.) Municipal Band (Catherine De Vos, conductor) - 31 July 2022
• Cape Fear (N.C.) High School Concert Band (Michael Williams, conductor) - 10 March 2017
• University of Kansas (Lawrence) University Band (Nicholas Waldron, conductor) – 25 March 2019
• Three Oaks Senior High School (Summerside, PEI) Grade 10 Symphonic Band (Krista Bryson, conductor) - 7 December 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)

All Wind Works

• Above and Beyond (2011)
• Air of Nobility (2009)
• Aces of the Air (as arranger) (1942/2011)
• All Glory Told (1995)
• Allied Honor (as arranger) (1955/1989)
• Amazing Grace
• America the Beautiful (as arranger) (1882/2006)
• An American Portrait (1998)
• And the Angels Called (2005)
• And the Herald Angels Sang (2001)
• As Seasons Change
• As the Eagle Flies (2005)
• Ashford Variations (1992)
• Ashton Overture (1982)
• Aventura (1984)
• Baywood Overture (1991)
• Be Still My Soul (as arranger) (1900/2016)
• Beautiful Savior (2003)
• Beyond the Darkness (2013)
• Big Four (as arranger) (1955/2002)
• Blue Ridge Saga (1990)
• The Blues (2008)
• Brookpark Overture (1983)
• Bunker Hill (as arranger) (1943/2018)
• Bunker Hill Overture (1994)
• But for the Love of Ireland (2014)
• Call to Victory (as arranger) (1942/2001)
• Can't Help Falling in Love
• Carolina Legend (1991)
• Celebration and Dance
• Celebration and Tribute (2015)
• Celebration for Winds and Percussion (1999)
• A Celebration Overture (1995)
• Centuria (1986)
• Chesford Portrait (1982)
• Children of the Shrine
• A Child's Lullaby (as arranger) (1868/1996)
• Chorale Suite (1993)
• A Christmas Auld Lang Syne (as arranger) (2004)
• A Christmas Classic (1997)
• Christmas Classics
• Christmas Favorites
• A Christmas Wish (1994)
• Clark County Celebration (2007)
• A Classic Overture (1993)
• Coast Guards (as arranger) (1942/1991)
• The Cottage on the Lake (2020)
• Covington Square (1985)
• Crosswinds March (2007)
• Crown Him with Many Crowns (1999)
• Crunch Time! (2007)
• Dawn of a New Day (1992)
• Dedication March and Celebration
• Deep River (as arranger) (1998)
• Denbridge Way (1979)
• Didn’t We Almost Have It All
• The Distant Castle (2008)
• Divinum Mysterium (as arranger) (2009)
• Drums Ole (1999)
• Eagle Crest
• Early American Portrait
• Early One Morning
• Echoes of Ireland
• Eiger (2007)
• Emblem of Unity (as arranger) (1941/1988)
• English Celebration, An
• Entrance of the Tall Ships (2001)
• Exaltation (1978)
• Excalibur (1992)
• Exordium (1996)
• The Falling Rain (2006)
• A Family Christmas
• Fanfare and Jubilee (2002)
• Fantasy on an American Classic
• Fiesta de los Bravos
• A Fireside Christmas
• Flight of Valor (2003)
• Follow the River (2004)
• Freedom City (as arranger) (2017)
• Freedom’s Light (1997)
• Freedom’s March
• A Friend Remembered (2008)
• Gallant Marines (as arranger) (1942/2000)
• A Gift of Christmas Song (1998)
• Grand Canyon Overture
• Have Yourself a Merry Little
• Heroes and Glory (2007)
• High Falls Overture (2000)
• Holiday Greetings
• How Firm Thy Friendship (1997)
• Hymn for a Child (2001)
• I'll Be Home for Christmas (as arranger) (1943/1990)
• In All Its Glory (1989)
• In Quest of Uluru
• In the Presence of Heroes (2009)
• In the Wake of Spring
• In the Winter of 1730
• In Times of Triumph
• Into the Joy of Spring (2001)
• Invicta (1981)
• Irving Berlin's Songs for America (as arranger) (1986)
• A Jingle Bells Fantasy (as arranger) (1857/2010)
• A Joyful Christmas
• Jubilance (1997)
• Land of Liberty
• The Last Rose of Summer (as arranger) (1813/2006)
• Lead On, O King Eternal (as arranger) (2000)
• Legacy (1996)
• The Legend of Danny Boy
• Lest We Forget (2001)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (as arranger) (1945/1994)
• Let the Christmas Season Begin! (2008)
• Let the Spirit Soar
• Liberty
• The Light Eternal (1992)
• The Light of Dawn
• Los Dos Amigos
• Majestia (1983)
• Make a Joyful Noise
• March: Celebration and Glory
• March of the Belgian Parachutists (as arranger) (1945/2007)
• Mystic River Fantasy
• Nightflight (2008)
• Nighthawk (2014)
• Northpointe Fantasy (1986)
• Novena (1980)
• O Come, All Ye Faithful (2000)
• Of Pride and Celebration (1987)
• Of Time and Change (2014)
• Oh, My Heart Belongs to Ireland (2018)
• Ol' Glory March
• On a Cold Winter's Night
• On a Winter's Eve
• Our Director March (as editor) (1892/2003)
• Pageant for Winds (1990)
• Panther in the Sky
• Park Street Celebration
• Prelude and Energico
• Prestissimo (as arranger) (1931/2010)
• Proud Spirit
• Reflections (1984)
• Ring in the Joy (1997)
• Romanesque (1982)
• Romanesque (Flex instrumentation) (1982/2020)
• Rough Riders (as arranger) (1943/1996)
• Royal Emblem
• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• Santa's Early Holiday Arrival
• Santa Visits the Caribbean (2005)
• A Scottish Portrait (2011)
• Seagate Overture (1988)
• Silent Night (as arranger) (1818/2008)
• Silver Bells
• Silvercrest (1986)
• A Song of Hope (2002)
• A Song for Peace
• The Sounds of Christmas Joy (as arranger) (2002)
• Sounds of the Season
• Star of Wonder
• The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2005)
• Stormy Seas
• Tidings of Comfort and Joy
• To a New Beginning (2002)
• Trails of Glory (1993)
• A Tribute to Artie Shaw (as arranger) (1996)
• Triumphant Spirit
• Two Amigos (1991)
• A Vision of Majesty (1998)
• Voice of Christmas
• The Water Is Wide
• Westchester March (1992)
• When Kings Go Forth
• When Honor Prevails
• Where The River Flows
• Williamsburg Overture
• Winchester Chronicles
• Windemere (1990)
• Winter Holiday (1991)
• With Malice Toward None (2009)
• Within These Hallowed Halls (as arranger) (2004)
• Wyndham Variations (1987)

Resources

• Swearingen, J. (1990). Blue Ridge Saga [score]. C.L. Barnhouse: Oskaloosa, Iowa.