Poem (Boerma)

Scott Boerma

General Info

Year: 2005
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A Kjos Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00 | Score Only - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (4)
Percussion I-II, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Mark Tree
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Poem is a tender and gentle tribute to Bernie Kuschel, one of Michigan's finest music educators. The undulating eighth-note melodies are supported with chromatic harmonies reminiscent of Debussy or Wagner. An off-stage trombone solo brings the work to a quiet finish.

Poem was written for Bernie Kuschel and was commissioned by the South Shore Concert Band, Dale Reuss, conductor.

- Program Note from score

The original working title for Poem was Elegy, which typically suggests a mournful, sorrowful composition. As the piece naturally unfolded, and due to a request from Bernie Kuschel's family, it became clear that the work needed to express not only the sadness of losing this great man, but also the beauty and joy that his life represented, Like written poetry, this musical poem expresses through it aural and rhythmic inflections hat prose simply cannot.

- Program Note from Teaching Music through Performance in Band

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State Ratings

Texas: IV. Complete

Performances

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Westminster College (New Wilmington, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Perry Gatch, conductor) - 9 March 2022
Traverse City (Mich.) West Senior High Wind Ensemble (Chad Mielens, conductor) - 5 March 2022
University of Mississippi (Oxford) Symphonic Band (John Ross, conductor) – 26 February 2010 (CBDNA 2010 Southern Division Conference, Oxford, Miss.)
University of Nevada (Reno) Symphonic Band (Scott Taube, conductor) – 15 March 2006 (CBDNA 2006 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Boerma, Scott. "Poem." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 6, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 523-5292. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2007.