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Glenbury Grove
Contents
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 6:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Musica Propria
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $18.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Glenbury Grove is both a fictional and non-fictional place. Deep in the woods behind my home is a special place. A winding pebble and sand-bottomed stream with crystal clear water weaves and circles throughout the forest. Sunlight reflects off the water from gentle streams of light that occasionally pass through the forest canopy of ancient oak and pine trees. My favorite spot along that stream is at a very sharp bend. So sharp is the bend that it almost creates an island in the middle. The oak trees there are massive and very little light gets through. The outer banks of the stream are tall, creating a natural amphitheater and the forest floor is covered by a rich green moss. The first time I went into that place, the name "Glenbury Grove" whispered to me. I have no idea where the name came from -- it just did -- and the name has stuck with me over the years. I imagined it to be a place where anything could happen.
At Glenbury Grove, if I waited long enough in silence, mystical creatures would make themselves known to me. Wood elves would pass by nearly undetected, fairies would flit about from flower to flower, and occasionally a unicorn would stop to drink at the water. It seemed that as I imagined things, they would appear. If I thought about an eagle, one would soon land on a nearby branch.
One day, near dusk I dared to imagine somebody close to me that is gone now from this world. Nothing happened. Nearly dark now, I started to leave, hoping I didn’t offend the grove by wishing for something that could never come to pass. As I quietly made my way off the small island I turned and came face to face with the one I had wished for. He was a young man and looked exactly as I remembered him. Light reflected off his curly blond hair and his wide, contagious smile was at this moment, just for me. He approached me silently as I felt the warmth from tears running down my face. He reached his hand out to me and I dared to take it in my own. It lasted only a brief moment and then he was gone, faded into the shadows of nightfall. Slowly, I left Glenbury Grove, filled with wonderment, peace and hope.
- Program Note by composer
Composed for Takayoshi "Tad" Suzuki and the Tad Wind Symphony.
- Program Note from score
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: University of Texas El Paso Wind Symphony (Ron Hufstader, conductor) – 2011
Media
State Ratings
- Kansas: IV
- Louisiana: IV
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
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- West Chester University (Penn.) Wind Symphony (M. Gregory Martin, conductor) – 25 April 2018
- Gunn High School (?) Wind Ensemble – 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Af-free-kah! (2013)
- All Good Things
- All Through the Night (as arranger) (2011)
- Always (2019)
- Amaranthine
- Appalachian Portrait (2017)
- The Ash Grove (2019)
- Away in a Manger (as arranger)
- Before the Sun (2013)
- The Bench by the Sea (2017)
- Bonsai Tree, The (2010)
- Bookmarks from Japan (2013)
- Boston Liberties
- Carnaval! (2013)
- Chorale for Wind Band and Melodic Percussion (as arranger)
- Christmas and Sousa Forever (as arranger)
- Christmas Toons (2012)
- Christmas with Mozart (2007)
- Circus Franticus (2001)
- Cordoba (2013)
- Crown of Thorns (1998)
- Culloden I and II (2000)
- Culloden III (2000)
- Crown of Thorns
- Dragon Sky (2015)
- Dream Dancer
- The Elements
- Empire
- Fantasy in French (2012)
- Fields of Gold (2019)
- The First Noel (as arranger)
- Fort McHenry Suite (2000)
- Glenbury Grove (2009)
- The Grace in Being (2013)
- Greatest Generation, The
- Hands of Mercy
- HardDrive
- Hark! Those Bells Are Smokin’ (2011)
- HearthStone, The (2016)
- Husaria Cavalry Overture (2006)
- Hymn for the Innocent (2016)
- I Got Rhythm for Christmas
- Il Burlone
- I'll Be Home A'fore Ye
- Imbizo (2007)
- Impressions (2013)
- In My Father's Eyes (2017)
- In the Bleak Midwinter (as arranger) (1906/2018)
- Incantations
- Italian Rhapsody (2005)
- Jerusalem (as arranger)
- Jingle Them Bells (as arranger) (1857/2011)
- Journey Through Orion (2006)
- Just Flyin'! (2015)
- Kalanu
- Khan (2008)
- La Mezquita de Córdoba (2005)
- Let Your Spirit Sing
- Little Drummer Boy's Bolero, The
- Louisiana Parish Sketches (2001)
- Mambo Perro Loco (2008)
- March of the Sun Dried Tomatoes (2000)
- Medalist Fanfare (2013)
- Moonshine: See Shine
- Movin' On Down the Line
- My Soul to Keep (2019)
- Mystery on Mena Mountain (1985)
- Nature of the Beast, The
- No Finer Calling (2006)
- No Man's Land (2017)
- Nothing That Is (2000)
- Nutcracker Fantasia (2012)
- O Holy Night (arr. Giroux) (1847/2011)
- Of Blood and Stone (2015)
- One Life Beautiful (2010)
- One Torch, Two Women, Three Ships and Men Rejoicing (2011)
- Opa! (2018)
- Ouachita (1987)
- Our Cast Aways (2018)
- Overture in Five Flat (2010)
- Paprikash (2014)
- Peter Patapan (2011)
- Poseidon
- Primality!
- Radiant Shadows (2016)
- Riften Wed (2013)
- Shadow Falls
- Shine (2017)
- Space Symphony (1986/1991)
- Speed of Heat, The
- Stealing Home (2016)
- Stocking Full of Composers, A (2009)
- Symphony No. 5 (2017)
- Symphony of Fables, A (2006)
- Taboo for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
- Three Fanfares (2003)
- Three Wise Guys (2011)
- Tiger Tail March (2000)
- Time to Dance, A
- To Walk with Wings (2000)
- Twelve Days of Christmas, The (Giroux)
- The Twelve Gallon Hat (2013)
- Under the Willow (2015)
- A Very Merry Heart and Soul
- Vigils Keep (2005)
- Vortex (2015)
- Wagon Trail
- West Wind Overture (2012)
- What Child Is That Playing Carol of the Bells? (as arranger) (2011)
- What Goes in the Night (2000)
- When Country Comes to Town
- Where the Red Fern Grows (2016)
- Wild West Overture
- Without You
- Wolves in Moonlight
- Zephyr, Chorale and Dance (2012)
Resources
- Giroux, J. (2009). Glenbury Grove: For Concert Band [score]. Music Propria: San Antonio, Tex.
- Julie Giroux's Concert Band Music Site