Downey Overture

Oscar Navarro

General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Oscar Navarro Music
Cost: Score and Parts - €90 (~$116) | Score Only - Contact composer

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
B-flat Flugelhorn I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Contrabass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Claves
Conga Drum
Cowbells
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Shakers
Snare Drum
Triangle
Xylophone

Violincello

Errata

In Score and Parts:

Euphonium, m.114: C should be on beat one (not on offbeat)

Program Notes

Downey Overture is dedicated with all my affection to the Downey Symphony Orchestra, for its hard work and dedication, and, of course, to its conductor, Sharon Lavery, for her professionalism and great passion for music. Downey Overture is a Latin-American fusion with which I have wanted to link my birth country, Spain, and California, the land that, as a result of the two years I lived there, has left a permanent imprint on my heart. An amalgam of rhythm and musical color wrapped in an atmosphere of dance are the essence of this piece. It is joyful, energetic and written with all my enthusiasm and dedication.

- Program Note by composer

Awards

Downey Overture has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).

Media

Audio: Ensemble and conductor unknown
Video: The Whitworth Wind Symphony (Richard Strauch, conductor) - 2019

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Cleveland State University (Ohio) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Carolyn Barber, conductor) - 19 November 2023
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) Wind Symphony (Emily Moss, conductor) - 20 September 2023
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Concert Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 28 March 2023
Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond) Wind Symphony (Robert Schwartz, conductor) - 7 March 2023
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Concert Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 26 February 2023
Texas Community College Band Directors Association All-State Symphonic Band (Caroline Beatty, conductor) – 11 February 2023 (2023 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Tempe (Ariz.) Winds (Steve Meyer, conductor) - 31 January 2023
Spring ISD (Houston, Tx.) Alumni Band (Trent Cooper, conductor) - 22 December 2022 (2022 Midwest Clinic)
Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, Calif.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Andy Collingsworth, conductor) - 11 December 2022
New York University Wind Symphony (Jason Noble, conductor) - 10 December 2022
University of Kentucky (Lexington) Symphony Band (Shayna Stahl, conductor) - 18 September 2022
Bowling Green (Ohio) State University Wind Symphony (Bruce Moss, conductor) – 14 April 2022
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wind Symphony (John R. Stewart, conductor) – 7 April 2022 (CBDNA 2022 North Central Conference, Madison, Wisc.)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Symphonic Winds (Jason Missal, conductor) - 24 February 2022
Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB) Symphonic Band (Emily Threinen, conductor) - 12 February 2022 (2022 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Northern California Band Association All-Northern Honor Bands (Matthew Morse, conductor) - 16 January 2022
University of Delaware Wind Ensemble (William L. Lake, Jr., guest conductor) - 7 December 2021
University of Illinois (Champaign) Wind Symphony (Stephen Peterson, conductor) - 3 December 2021
Texas State University (San Marcos) Wind Symphony (Caroline Beatty, conductor) - 1 October 2021
University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble (Sharon Lavery, conductor) - 30 September 2012 *Wind band transcription premiere performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Concerto for Oboe and Wind Band. See: Legacy
Concerto for Clarinet (2006)
Connection (2019)
Downey Overture (2011)
El Arca de Noé (2011)
El Ilustre Marino (2013/2016/2018)
El Olimpo de los Dioses (tr. Alvarez and Navarro) (2015)
Expedition (2016)
The Fly (2013), from Bestiarium
Font Negra (2015)
The Gods of Olympus. See: El Olimpo de los Dioses
Hell and Heaven (2019)
Hispania (2013)
II Concerto (2012)
Jumper Clarinet (2009/2016)
Las Siete Trompetas del Apocalipsis (2011)
Latent Emotions (2016)
Legacy (2015/2016)
Libertadores (2010)
The Mountains of Switzerland (2018)
The Musketeers (2019)
New Dawn (2022)
Paconchita (2016/2022)
Paradise
The Seven Trumpets of the Apocalypse. See: Las Siete Trompetas del Apocalipsis
Shanghai (2009)
Trips

Resources

Mills, Alan W. "Downey Overture." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 10, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 734-742. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2015.
Navarro, O. [2015]. "Downey Overture": Overture for Symphony Orchestra: Transcription for Wind Band [score]. Oscar Navarro Music: Spain.
Oscar Navarro website