Dreams Haunt Me

Brad Hart

Subtitle: Inspired by the Writings of Jessica Costa

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 7:25
Difficulty: VII (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Choir
Publisher: Unpublished
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

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

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crotales
Glockenspiel
Sizzle Cymbal
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tom-Tom
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The piece originated as a choral work based on writings by Jessica Costa who was raped her senior year in high school. I was able to pull directly from letters, poems, and other writings she did at the time. The piece was then reimagined for wind ensemble at the request of a conductor who felt it would be effective.

The piece moves some of the emotional response of the trauma and is full of internal anguish portrayed in various ways. The incident described happened after a final performance for a school production -- as she described it as going to the wrong afterparty.

- Program Note by composer

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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San Francisco State University Wind Ensemble (Brad Hart, conductor) - 20 March 2014 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Brad Hart, personal correspondence, June 2020
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Brad Hart." Accessed 16 June 2020