Redwood

From Wind Repertory Project
Ryan George

Ryan George


General Info

Year: 2010
Duration: c. 7:21
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Fornine Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $125.00   |   Score Only - $25.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III-IV
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Crotales
  • Finger Cymbals
  • Glockenspiel
  • Marimba
  • Mark Tree
  • Rainstick
  • Splash Cymbal
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

When the Collins Hill High School Band [Suwanee, Georgia] approached me about writing a piece for their head band director, who was set to retire at the end of the year, they wanted something that spoke not only to this man's love of music but also to his love for the great outdoors. I was reminded then of the times growing up when my family and I would go camping in Sequoia National Park and we would set up our tents among the giant redwood trees that grow in that region of California. These trees command attention with their immense stature, their size the result of years gone by and storms weathered. And yet they exude a peaceful and subtle tranquility. This idea of "Powerful Tranquility" became the cornerstone that this lyrical tone poem was created.

Redwood was commissioned by the Collins Hill High School Band and written in honor of Richard Marshall.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

  • North Carolina: V


Performances

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  • Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Symphony (Jeremy Harmon, conductor) - 24 March 2023
  • Florida State University (Tallahassee) Concert Band (Ashley Deane, conductor) - 20 November 2022
  • University of Kentucky (Lexington) Symphony Band (Shayna Stahl, conductor) - 17 October 2022
  • Ithaca (N.Y.) College Campus Band (Alyssa Comeau, conductor) – 6 December 2019
  • Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.) Wind Symphony (Stephen Kerr, conductor) – 17 March 2019 (Beckley, W. Va.)
  • Florida International University (Miami) Wind Ensemble (Brenton F. Alston, conductor) – 14 November 2018
  • Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) Symphonic Winds (Ryan Scherber, conductor) – 8 October 2017
  • University of Illinois (Champaign) Wind Orchestra (Elizabeth Peterson, conductor) – 7 March 2017
  • University of Kansas (Lawrence) Symphonic Band (Matthew O. Smith, conductor) – 20 February 2017
  • Indiana State University Wind Symphony (Nikk Pilato, conductor) - 4 October 2016
  • University of North Texas (Denton) Wind Ensemble (Nicholas E. Williams, conductor) - 27 September 2016
  • Timber Creek High School (Gilmer Cty., Ga.) and West Orange High School (Winter Garden, Fla.) Wind Ensembles (Kenneth Boyd and Rhett Cox, conductors) – 18 February 2016 (CBDNA 2016 Southern Division Conference, Charleston, S.C.)
  • University of Oklahoma Symphony Band (Michael Hancock, conductor) – 5 October 2015
  • University of Nebraska, Omaha, Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Timothy Nutting, conductor) - 28 February 2014


Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

  • Autobahn (Flex instrumentation) (2008/2020)
  • Café 512 (Flex instrumentation) (2010/2020)
  • Jinx (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)


All Wind Works


Resources

  • George, R. (2010). Redwood: For Winds and Percussion [score]. Fornine Music: [Cedar Park, Texas?]
  • Phillips, Chester B. "Redwood." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 605-615. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.