Land of the Living Skies
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Meechan Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Tuba
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (3 players), including:
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Commissioned by tuba virtuoso Patrick Sheridan, Land of the Living Skies is inspired by the love of photography shared by both Patrick and I.
After moving from the UK to Saskatchewan, Canada, there were many changes, but perhaps the most striking of all were the skyscapes that my new home produced: stunning sunsets, incredible views of the Milky Way, amazing moonlit landscapes, and – of course – the Northern Lights.
This piece was the last I wrote before moving away from Saskatchewan and, given that the Province calls itself the “Land of the Living Skies”, it seemed only fitting to name the work after its amazing skies that had provided a lifetime’s worth of inspiration.
The piece is dedicated to Patrick Sheridan, an amazing tubist, musician, educator and friend.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Bowling Green (Ohio) State University Wind Symphony (Bruce Moss, conductor) – 4 May 2019
- Wind Symphony of Clovis (Calif.) (Christine Keenan, conductor; Patrick Sheridan, tuba) - 19 December 2018 (2018 Midwest Clinic)
- Taipei Symphonic Band (Pat Sheridan, tuba) – 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Forgotten Children (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
- Letters for Home (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ambrose) (2014/2020)
- Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Lullaby. See also: Suite Treats
- Plaza Fanfare (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Song of Hope (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
- Taking the Fifth (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Zenith (Adaptable Band) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Apex
- Athabasca (2018)
- Autumn Falling
- Bang 2 (2007)
- Carnival (2006)
- Chorales (on Brecht) (2017)
- Close to the Sun (2018)
- Crazy Diamonds Shining
- Devil's Duel
- Dreams Unseen (2021)
- Each Life Converges (2022)
- Episodes and Echoes
- Eternal Light (2008)
- Fanfare for a Festival (Meechan)
- Forgotten Children (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
- Fragile Oasis (2013/14)
- ISS Flyover (2012)
- Korn Symphony (2015)
- Lament (from Macbeth) (2008/2014)
- Land of the Living Skies (2018)
- let this place (2019)
- Letters for Home (2014)
- Letters for Home (arr. Ambrose) (2014/2020)
- Lift Off (2006)
- Loss Verses (2021)
- Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Lullaby. See also: Suite Treats
- Macbeth (Meechan)
- Machines (2020)
- Match Day (2006)
- Meditations (2023)
- Origins (2012)
- Perpetua (2019)
- Plaza Fanfare (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- Renaissance of Wonder (2016)
- Shift (2023)
- Shine (2011)
- A Short Blast (2023)
- Soliloquies from a Quiet Place (2019)
- Song of Hope (with trumpet solo) (2013/2015)
- Song of Hope (band) (2013/2015)
- Song of Hope (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
- Soul Divine (2017)
- Taking the Fifth (2020/2021)
- Taking the Fifth (Adaptable Band) (2020)
- These Mist Covered Mountains
- Three Stories, Three Worlds (2004)
- Through Clouds and Sunshine (2021)
- Velvet Blue (2013)
- Waves Toward the Pebbled Shore (2018)
- Zenith (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Resources
- Peter Meechan website Accessed 13 December 2018