Dance the Joy Alive

Nicole Piunno

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General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 3:45
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $130.00 | Score Only (print) - $65.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Joy does not always come easily, and I think we sometimes need to act before we feel. In this piece I am using dance as a metaphor, as to say we can act our way to feeling joyful. In other words, we can dance the joy alive.

Dance the Joy Alive won the composition contest for the Arizona State University Concert Band which was held by the Beta Omicron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.

- Program Note from publisher

Awards

Female Band Composition Competition, winner, 2018.

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Montgomery County (Blacksburg, Va.) All-County Band (Onsby Rose, conductor) – 19 March 2019
Texas Woman’s University (Denton) Pioneer White Honor Band (Carter Biggers, conductor) – 10 November 2018
Washington and Lee University (Lexington, Va.) Wind Ensemble (Jordan Kinsey, conductor) – 5 November 2018
Frostburg (Mary.) State University Wind Ensemble (Shannon Shaker, conductor) – 14 October 2018
Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond) Symphonic Band (Derek Stoughton, conductor) – 3 May 2018
University of Arizona (Tucson) Concert Band (Evan Gibson, conductor) – 28 April 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Postcard from Sequoia (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Solace Dance (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
Three Miniatures (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
You Decide (Adaptable Band) (2020)

All Wind Works

Articulate March (2016)
At a Crossroads (2022)
Autumn Air (2016)
Be Still and Still Moving (2020)
Beauty Broken (2015)
Blue Radiance (2020)
Bright Shadow Fanfare (2021)
Catharsis (2020)
Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (2018)
Dance the Joy Alive (2016)
Eternity in an Hour (2016)
I Will Lament and Love (2018)
Image on Truth (2019)
Letters from the Traveling Doll (2021)
Look Not Upon Us (2011)
Monterey Sketches
Night Watches (2020)
On a Hill Far Away
Postcard from Sequoia (2019)
Postcard from Sequoia (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Resound (2021)
Safely Rest (2020)
Shifting Shadows
Solace Dance (2016)
Solace Dance (Flex instrumentation) (2016/2020)
The Spirit Is Willing (2023)
Spring Fanfare (2016)
Sunflower Studies (2023)
Three Miniatures (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Through Wind and Whispers (2014)
Where Words Cannot Go (2020)
Woven
You Decide (Adaptable Band) (2020)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Nicole Piunno." Accessed 28 April 2018
Nicole Piunno website Accessed 28 April 2018
Pease, Andy. "Dance the Joy Alive by Nicole Piunno." Wind Band Literature, 1 Jun 2018. Web. Accessed 1 Jun 2018
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