Child's Embrace, A

Charles Rochester Young

General Info

Year: 2001
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Chimes
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A Child's Embrace was written to commemorate the birth of the composer's first child, Katherine Anne Young, which was born on January 18th, 2000. The composition was commissioned by the Traverse City East Junior High School Band and was first performed in Traverse City, Michigan, on March 16, 2000, under the direction o Peter Deneen.

- Program Note from score

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State Ratings

Alabama: Class C
Florida: III
Georgia: III
Mississippi: III-A
South Carolina: III

Performances

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Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Varsity Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 21 February 2021
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Symphonic Band (Jerry Luckhardt, conductor) – 7 December 2016
Blackburn High School (Australia) Concert Band - 14 August 2014
San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) - 3 December 2005

Works for Winds by This Composer

Ancient Blessings (2005)
A Child's Embrace (2001)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2003)
Concerto for Double Bass and Wind Ensemble (2003)
Galop (2006)
In the Evening Quiet (2004)
Legends of the Northern Wind (1999)
Let These Words Ring True (2007)
Noble Deeds (2005)
Of Spirit and Splendor (2003)
Songs Without Words (2003)
Springtime Heralds (2000)
Tempered Steel (1997)
True Calling (2010)
Where the Waters Gather (2007)
With Honor and Praise (2003)

Resources

Miles, Richard B., and Larry Blocher. 2002. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 4. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 119-123.
Young, C. (2001). A Child's Embrace: [For Band]. [score]. Southern Music: San Antonio, Tex.