Like a Sentry Stands a Solitary Oak
Subtitle: In memoriam to SSG David S. Perry, 649 MP Company CA ARNG
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Point Source Audio
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00 | Score Only - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
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
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Adjacent the chapel at Camp San Luis Obispo [California] is a single oak. This was planted in memoriam to Staff Sergeant David Perry the first member of the California National Guard killed by hostile actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was called from his civilian life as part of the Global War on Terror and assigned to Baquabah, Iraq. Eight months into his deployment SSG Perry was fatally injured when a suspicious package he was investigating exploded.
This composition follows the events of that day in 2003 to the planting of the oak as a remembrance to his dedication to service and his sacrifices.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (Jennifer Martin, conductor) – 11 December 2016
- Cuesta Wind Ensemble (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) (James Lamb, conductor) – 17 October 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cosmopolitan America (as arranger) (2014)
- The Governor's Own March (as arranger) (1921/1993)
- James Reese Europe and His Society Orchestra (as arranger) (1914/2016)
- James Reese Europe's 369th Hellfighter Band (as arranger) (1917/2017)
- Like a Sentry Stands a Solitary Oak (2013)
- March of the Golden Gate (2010)
- Over There March (as arranger) (1917/2017)
- Selections from "Clorindy" and "In Dahomey" (as arranger) (2019)
- Swing Along (as arranger)
- Virgin Islands March (as arranger) (1919/)
Resources
None discovered thus far.