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Evocatio
Contents
General Info
Year: 2015
Duration: c. 8:38
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
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 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
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cabasa
- Chimes
- China Cymbals
- Claves
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Maracas
- Marimba
- Ratchet
- Shakers
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Tom (3)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Drawing on some of the composer's early influences, including John Barnes Chance and Ottorino Respighi, this mature and powerful work explores the dark and mystical while adding elements of intensity and relentless energy. Composed in three sections, an underlying sense of tension is present throughout before the final minutes erupt triumphantly in a fury of aggression and sound.
- Program Note by publisher
In ancient Roman religion, an "evocation" was a ritual in which a deity was either called forth or summoned away. It is one of numerous references to magic throughout history and acros a wide spectrum of cultures and societies. It has been used in moments of beauty, war, and in relation to both good and evil. As such, Evocatio is a piece that explores the dark and mystical while adding an element of intensity and relentless energy. Although not written with a specific programmatic story in mind, it certainly includes many programmatic elements throughout.
Evocatio was commissioned by the East Mecklenburg High School Symphonic Band in Charlotte, North Carolina; Scott Clowes, conductor.
- Program Note by composer
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
- Georgia: GA Band 14-15 Additions GR 6
- Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band Class A
Performances
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- Whitman College (Walla Walla, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gary Gemberling, conductor) – 18 November 2015
- Ringgold (Ga.) High School Wind Symphony (Robin Christian, conductor) – Spring 2014
Works for Winds by this Composer
- African Journey (2001)
- Always United, Forever Strong (2013)
- American Big Top (2018)
- Among the Clouds (2004)
- Arabian Dances (2009)
- Awakening, The
- Backstage Pass (2015)
- Beyond the Summit (2004)
- Blue Ridge Reel (2013)
- Bright Morning Stars
- Bringer of War (2017)
- Call of the Wild (2013)
- Camptown Variations
- Chant and Savage Dance
- Chesapeake Serenade
- Comet Ride
- Conquest
- Courtly Dance and Procession
- Dragonfly
- Eagles Among Us (2017)
- Elements (2010)
- Enchantment (2014)
- Endless Rainbows (2013)
- Escapades (Balmages)
- Etowah
- Evocatio (2014)
- Falcon Fanfare (2012)
- Fanfare Canzonique (2003)
- Fanfare on a Theme of Imagination (2015)
- A Festive Fanfare (2017)
- Fiesta de los Toros (2017)
- Flight (Balmages)
- Flight of the Griffin
- Forever... (2014)
- Fusion (2007)
- Gettysburg (A Civil War Portrait)
- Grace (2016)
- Groove Music (2013)
- Haunted Clocks (2014)
- Hero's Destiny, A
- Homage to Bharat (2018)
- House Divided, A (2013)
- Hypnotic Fireflies (2013)
- Images of Ireland
- Incantation and Ritual (Balmages)
- In Nature's Glory
- Industrial Loops (2017)
- Infinite Hope (2018)
- Instant Christmas Spirit
- Into the Arctic (2015)
- Invictus (Balmages)
- Jingle Bell Tones
- Journey By Night
- Journey for a Soldier (2010)
- Joy in All Things (2012)
- Joy of Life (2015)
- Jungle Dance (2011)
- Kilauea (The Volcano's Fury)
- Kindred Spirits (2009)
- Legacy (Processional for Band)
- Legend (Balmages)
- Legend of the Drop Bear (2016)
- Light at the End of Forever, A (2016)
- Loudoun Praises
- Lullaby to the Moon (2017)
- Majestica
- Marche Diabolique (2014)
- Metal (2013)
- Midnight on Main Street (2009)
- Midnight Suite
- Miramar Fanfare
- Moscow, 1941 (2006)
- Motion (2006)
- Nevermore (2011)
- Not Afraid to Dream (2006)
- O Mio Babbino Caro (Balmages)
- Of Emperors and Chariots
- Olympia
- Open Space (2014)
- Parade of the Jesters
- Pele (2004)
- Phasing Thunder (2014)
- Primal Dances (2018)
- Proclamation (Balmages)
- Proudly We Hail
- Raging Machines
- Rain (2008)
- Renaissance Reimagined (2017)
- Reverberations (2009)
- Rhythms and Riffs
- Rippling Watercolors (2015)
- Rite of Passage (2000)
- Rocky Mountain Romp
- Sapier's Story
- Shadow Waltzes (2016)
- Shadows Unleashed (2013)
- Shenandoah Triptych
- Shrine of the Fallen (2016)
- Silence Overwhelmed (2010)
- Smithsonian Suite
- A Solitary Wish (2017/2018)
- Sound Prisms (2002)
- Sparks (2007)
- Spirit of the Stallion (2016)
- Spontaneous Beings (2017)
- Star Above, Shine Brightly (2001)
- Star-Spangled Banner, The (arr Balmages) (as arranger) (1814/2014)
- Starscapes (2007)
- Summer Dances (2000)
- Summer Resounding!
- Summit City
- Sun Cycles (2012)
- Swirling Prisms
- Symphonic Episodes
- Symphony No. 1 for Brass
- Synthesis (2016)
- Temple of the Murals (2011)
- That Which Binds Us (2015)
- Three Celtic Dances (2008)
- Through Courageous Eyes
- Trust in Angels (2017)
- Twittering Machine (2017)
- View of the World, A
- Waves
- When Spirits Soar (2006)
- Whispering Winds
- Winged Victory (2007)
- Winter Dances
- Within the Castle Walls (2012)
Resources
- Brian Balmages website
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Brian Balmages." Accessed 19 November 2015.
