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It is our light...
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra-Alto 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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
String Bass
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tenor Drum (or Marching Snare)
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
I was approached by friends of Chris Moura, director of bands at Oak Grove High School. These consortium members told me the story of the incredibly influential couple, Chris and Teresa. They have dedicated their lives to dance and music education. Unfortunately, Teresa passed away after a brave battle with cancer. Her light shines on! This work was commissioned to celebrate her life and her giant positive impact she has left behind with her two children, her husband, and her community.
The work begins with an off-stage trumpet solo, Mr. Moura’s main instrument. After a beautiful call to his wife, the work evolves into a celebration of Teresa’s life. If you listen closely, you can even here a short homage to the UCLA fight song (where Chris and Teresa fell in love).
- Program Note by composer
For the Moura family, in loving memory of Teresa.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Aphelion (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bove) (2020/2021)
- El Zape (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- In Blue or Green (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Jesu dulcis memoria (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- La Moto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wacyk) (2021)
- Lamento Cubano (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wacyk) (2021)
- Lost in Tijuana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Mayagüez (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Rattlesnake Blues (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Ricochet (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Shifting Grounds (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Tumbao de Carlitos (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Zoom Stomp (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- The Annapolis Fanfare (2019)
- Aphelion (2020/2022)
- Aphelion (chamber) (2020)
- Aphelion (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Bove) (2020/2021)
- Blue Dances (2018)
- BOOM! (2020)
- Chávez 1927 (2022)
- Danzas (2022)
- David's Big Green Caboose (2020)
- Dolores, AmeriCan (2023)
- El Zape. See: Three Latin American Dances
- Fanfarria (2018)
- I Dream Awake (2022)
- In Blue or Green (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- It is our light... (2019)
- Jesu dulcis memoria (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020)
- Joy Is a Bird
- Lost in Tijuana (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Mayagüez (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Miniatures (2020)
- Passionately Curious (2019)
- Rattlesnake Blues (2020)
- Reunion (2020)
- Ricochet (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Shifting Grounds (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Three Latin American Dances (2020)
- Timba (2022)
- Voyages
- Zoom Stomp (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
Resources
- Giovanni Santos website Accessed 20 May 2019
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 465.