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Joy Is a Bird
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Symphony
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $110.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Piano
Percussion, including:
- Anvil
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Orchestra Bells
- Ratchet
- Snare Drum
- Triangle (large)
- Tubular Bells
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The title of the work, taken from a short poem by R.H. Grenville, speaks of hope and new beginnings. The bird represents an institution, ready to soar to new heights. Musically, Joy Is a Bird is set as a fanfare for wind ensemble. This celebratory piece highlights melodic ideas that rise, fly and soar. The strong and steady beat throughout signifies hard work and dedication. The second half of the piece, in a faster tempo and full of flare, celebrates new beginnings, innovation, inspiration, diversity, and unity.
Joy Is a Bird was commissioned by the La Sierra University College of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the presidential inauguration of Dr. Joy Fehr.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of New Hampshire (Durham) Symphonic Band (Casey Speed Goodwin, conductor) - 25 April 2023
- University of Missouri St. Louis Wind Ensemble (David Wacyk, conductor) - 8 March 2023
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 9 March 2023
- Perusal score