Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble (Young)

Charles Rochester Young

General Info

Year: 2010
Duration: c. 8:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Alan Productions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
C Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bell Tree
Castanets
Chimes
Glockenspiel
Maracas
Marimba
Slapstick (small)
Suspended Cymbal (medium and large)
Tambourine
Tam-Tams (small and large)
Triangle (small)
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Off-Stage Percussion
Choir

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Not what you would expect from a flute concerto! With a Middle Eastern flavor, this piece exploits the technical abilities of the soloist to the fullest. Scored in one movement, the work includes off-stage percussion and off-stage choirs.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by Gro Sandvik and the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Wind Ensemble, Brendan Caldwell, conductor.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Symphonic Band (Jonathan Caldwell, conductor; Erika Boysen, flute) - 27 September 2022
133rd Washington Army National Guard Band (Erica Coutsouridis, flute) – July 2010

Works for Winds by this Composer

Ancient Blessings (2005)
Child's Embrace, A (2000)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2003)
Concerto for Double Bass and Wind Ensemble (2003)
Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble (2010)
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)
Song of the Lark
Songs Without Words (2005)
Springtime Heralds (2000)
Tempered Steel (1997)
Where the Waters Gather (2008)
With Honor and Praise (2003)

Resources

Perusal score