Foundation

Mark Camphouse

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
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Eb Alto Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb 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

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

• Alabama: Class A
• Florida: VI
• Minnesota: I

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• 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

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

Resources

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