Foundation

Mark Camphouse

General Info

Year: 2007
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts - $80.00 | Score - $11.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass 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
Chimes
Crotales
Cymbals (crash and suspended)
Marimba
Orchestral Bells
Snare Drum
Tam-tam
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Foundation is a true tour-de-force for the modern symphonic band that incorporates the hymn Be Still, My Soul (better known as Finlandia by Jean Sibelius). The traditional American hymn How Firm a Foundation is also woven into the work to create a masterful and powerful composition that is destined to become standard of the band repertoire.

-Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the City of Fairfax (Virginia) Band ... in memory of Ray Abell (1935-2002).

- Program Note from score

Media

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State Ratings

Alabama: Class A
Florida: VI
Minnesota: I

Performances

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Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Joel Pagan, conductor) - 17 February 2022
Harding University (Searcy, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Mike Chance, conductor) – 9 April 2019
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Parkland, Fla.) Wind Symphony (Alex Kaminsky, conductor) - 1 June 2018
Parkland College (Champaign, Ill.) Concert Band (Larry Stoner, conductor) - 5 May 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Air Mobility Command March (2008)
Anthem (2009)
Canzon, Fugato, and Hymn (2004)
A Dakota Rhapsody (2007)
Declarations (1996/1997)
Elegy (1989)
Elegy, Prayer, and Hymn (2015)
Essay (1992)
Fantasia on "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (2005)
First Essay for Symphonic Band. See: Essay
Foundation (2007)
Heartland Sketches (2009)
Homage to the Dream (2013)
Illuminations (2016/2018)
In Memoriam (2002)
La cathédrale résiliente (2019)
Legacy for Brass and Percussion (2008)
A Movement for Rosa (1992)
Pacific Commemoration (1999)
Prelude, Processional, and Postlude (2019)
Reminiscences (2011)
Resolutions (2017/2020)
Romanza, from A Jack Stamp Suite (2017)
Second Essay for Symphonic Band (2015)
The Shining City (2011)
Symphonic Fanfare (2006)
Symphonic Prelude (The Cemetery at Colleville-Sur-Mer) (2006)
Symphony from Ivy Green
Three London Miniatures (1988)
To Build a Fire (1992)
Tribute (1985)
Twin Ports Overture (2012/2013)
Two American Canvases (2010)
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night (1996)
Whatsoever Things... (1997)
Yosemite Autumn (1997/2004)

Resources

Camphouse, M. (2007). Foundation [score]. Alfred Publishing: Van Nuys, Calif.
Mark Camphouse website