Blue Sky Day

Timothy Mahr

Timothy Mahr

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 2:50
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Soprano Clarinet
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Cornet (in Bb) I-II-III
Trumpet (in Bb)I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cymbals (crash and suspended)
• Glockenspiel
• Marimba
• Sandpaper blocks
• Snare Drum
• Tambourine
• Tam-Tam
• Timpani
• Tom-toms
• Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Nothing beats waking up in the morning, stepping outside and finding that there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Such great promise is held in a blue sky day. This work hopefully reflects the optimism embodied in this somewhat innocent phrase.

Program note by Timothy Mahr

Blue Sky Day was commissioned for the 2005 North Dakota All-State Band by the North Dakota National Band Association, and the North Dakota Music Educators Association.

Commercial Discography

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• University of North Dakota (Bismarck) Wind Ensemble (James Popejoy, conductor) – 8 October 2019
• Indiana University (Bloomington) Concert Band (Jason H. Ham, conductor) – 21 April 2016

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Adoramus Te, Christe (as arranger)
• All Hail the Power
• Appalachian Folk Dream (2016)
• Argentum
• Blue Sky Day (2004)
• Bridge Square March (2005)
• Bright Side (2015/2018)
• Carolina Folk Dream
• Daydream (1989)
• Dig Down Deep (2013)
• Endurance (1991)
• Etched in Stone (2018)
• Everyday Hero
• Fanfare and Grand March
• Fantasia in G (1982)
• Festivals
• Flourish
• GF Redux: "It's Yours" from A Jack Stamp Suite
• Hey!
• Hymn and Celebration
• Imagine, if You Will (2013)
• Immigrant Dreams
• Imprints
• Inaugural Dances
• Into the Air! (1998)
• Mighty March, A
• Mountain Prayers (2006)
• Mourning Dances
• Mr. Kallman (2019)
• Noble Element
• Passages (1984)
• Quiet Place To Think, A
• The Soaring Hawk
• Sol Solator
• Spring Divertimento (1992)
• Suite for Band (2014)
• Symphony No. 1 (2016)
• Uncle Lumpy's Garage
• View from the Mountaintop
• When I Close My Eyes, I See Dancers

Resources

• Mahr, T. (2009). Blue Sky Day [score]. Neil A. Kjos Music: San Diego, Calif.
• Perusal score
• Timothy Mahr website