Hope Within, The
General Info
Year: 2016
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: III-1/2 [see ratings for explanation]
Publisher: Benjamin Dean Taylor
Cost: Score and Parts (pdf) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $25.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb I-II
Bass Clarinet (opt. Contrabass Clarinet)
Bassoon
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet in Bb I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Hope Within was commissioned by the University of the Incarnate Word Wind Ensemble, Brett A. Richardson, conductor, in memory of the conductor’s mother, Becky Bailey Richardson (1952-2016) who lost her life after a tragic battle with depression. The composer writes, "While sitting at the piano one day sketching material for this piece, I found myself in tears as I reflected upon the difficulties and hardships in my own life and the lives of family members and friends close to me. Addiction, abuse, the unexpected death of a young child, financial stress, depression, infidelity -- all of us are going through hard things, real things, things that seem impossibly hard to get through on our own. I offer this composition as my testimony that the Master Healer can and will "bind up the brokenhearted" (Isaiah 61:1). My hope rests on His power, grace and love. I pray that each of us can find peace and solace, even in hard times, as "partaker[s] of his hope" (1 Corinthians 9:10)."
- Program Note from Score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction) Wind Symphony (Calvin Hofer, conductor) – 10 May 2019
- Westchester Symphonic Winds (Tarrytown, N.Y.) (Curt Ebersole, conductor) – 11 May 2019
- Indiana University (Bloomington) Concert Band (Jason H. Nam, conductor) – 19 April 2018
- University of the Incarnate Word Wind Ensemble (Brett A. Richardson, director)
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