Over Wild Solitude
General Info
Year: 2018
Duration: c. 7:25
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00; (digital) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $35.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
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
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes (bamboo)
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Over Wild Solitude is inspired by the serenity and wonder of the wilderness experience at Isle Royale National Park. The largest island in the largest lake in the world, Isle Royale is home to a collection of flora and fauna not found on the mainland. This rugged, isolated island, far from the sights and sounds of civilization, provides unparalleled solitude and stunning scenic beauty. Following a hike from Lake Cove to Mountain Franklin, the music begins on the shore of Lake Superior and traverses uphill through varied microhabitats of forests and wetlands to the Greenstone Ridge, overlooking the island greenery and sprawling lakeshore.
Commissioned by the Michigan Tech University, University of Wisconsin-Superior, St. Olaf College, Prior Lake High School, Brainard High School, and Minenapolis Southwest High School.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Symphony Band (Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor) - 14 October 2022
- Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) Wind Symphony (Ryan Scherber, conductor) - 15 April 2021
- St. Olaf College (Northfield, Minn.) Norseman Band (Arthur Haecker, conductor) – 4 May 2019 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- The Animal Whisperer from "Area A Suite" (2019)
- Blueprints for Hope (2019)
- Dream Machine (2016)
- The Front Line
- Hidden Currents (2020)
- Over Wild Solitude (2018)
- Turbinia (2014)
Resources
- Katherine Bergman website Accessed 14 April 2021
- Perusal score