Epilogue: Lest We Forget (Jager)

Robert Jager

General Info

Year: 1994
Duration: c. 10:15
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

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
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani I-II
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Bells
Crash Cymbals
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-tam

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This is not a work of celebration. It is, rather, music to commemorate the decent people who suffered through the agony of World War II, and those who gave their lives for peace and freedom. It is not funeral music, but rather a solemn hymn to the indomitable spirit of those who were touched by tyranny, and who were able to rise above it – both in life and in death. It is these people that we remember.

Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" was commissioned by the United States Army Field Band, Lt. Col. Jack Grogan, Conductor. The premiere took place at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Convention in Louisville on February 6, 1992.

- Program Note from publisher

Commercial Discography

Audio CD: U.S. Army Field Band - 2014

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Tennessee: VI
Virginia: V

Performances

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Banda Sinfónica Conservatorio Superior de Música de Jaén (osé Rafael Pascual Vilaplana, conductor) – 2014
United States Army Field Band (Jack Grogan, conductor) (Louisville, Ky.) – 6 February 1992 *Premiere Performance*

Works for Winds by This Composer

Apocalypse (1972)
Appalachian Carol Festival (1983)
Blithe Bells (as arranger) (1989)
Bold Venture (1990)
Carpathian Sketches (1978)
Cliff Island Suite (1990)
Chorale and Toccata (1967/1971)
Colonial Airs and Dances (1987)
A Commemorative Suite (1987)
Concert in the Park (2004)
Concerto for Band (1981)
Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band (1981)
Concerto for Euphonium and Band (1985)
Concerto for Percussion and Band (1984)
Concerto No. 2 for Alto Saxophone (1977)
Courage to Serve March (1971)
Diamond Variations (1968)
Eagle Rock Overture (1986)
Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" (1992)
Esprit de Corps (1984)
Eternal Vigilance (2008)
First Suite for Band (1995)
Hebraic Rhapsody (2000)
Heroic Saga (1986)
Highland Fling (2005)
In Sunshine and Shadows (2004)
Japanese Prints (1976)
Joan of Arc (2008)
Jubilate (1978)
The Last Full Measure of Devotion (1995)
Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire (1997/2013)
Litany (1981)
Lord, Guard and Guide (1993)
March Dramatic (1967/1996)
March of the Dragonmasters (1984)
Meditations on an Old Scottish Hymn Tune (1993)
Mystic Chords of Memory (1999/2001)
Old Time Spirit (1986/1997)
Pastorale and Country Dance (1979)
Potomac Festival Overture (1990)
Preamble (1975)
Prelude: Concert Liberte (1976)
Prelude on an Old Southern Hymn (1983)
A Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire. See: Like a Sea of Glass Mingled with Fire
Second Suite (1965)
Shivaree (1976)
Sinfonia Hungarica (1998)
Sinfonia Noblissima (1965)
Sinfonietta (1973)
Stars and Bars (1965)
Suite from "Edvard Munch" (1967/1996)
Symphony for Band (1965)
Symphony No. 2 (1976)
Symphony No. 3 (2003/2018)
Tableau (1982)
The Tennessean March (1968)
Testament (1988)
Third Suite (1966)
Three Chinese Miniatures (1993)
To Music (2003)
The Tour de Force March (1970)
Triumph and Tradition (1985)
Uncommon Valor March (1991)
Under the Big Top (1987)
Variants on the Air Force Hymn (2000)
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1968)
The Wall (1993)
The World Turned Upside Down (1983)

Resources

Jager, R. (1992). Epilogue: "Lest We Forget" [score]. Neil A. Kjos: San Diego, Calif.
Perusal score
Robert Jager website Accessed 15 February 2021