Seven Islands

Josh Trentadue

This work is the second movement of Trentadue's "The Grand Ledge Triptych."

General Info

Year: 2020
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Murphy Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $70.00 | Score Only (digital) - $45.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
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
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Harp (optional)
Piano (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Crotales
Glockenspiel
Marimba
Ocean Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Triangle
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

There are seven islands located in the town of Grand Ledge, Michigan. Three of them are quite small, not large enough for exploration. The last island (now named Half-Mile Island) once served as a picnic area for boaters. And the ﬁrst two islands would become the town's most popular resort areas in its early history.

Throughout the late 1800s to early 1900s, settlers built resorts and amusement-park attractions to capitalize on the natural wonders of this place. While such eccentricities would gradually wane out by the 1930s, remnants of these popular entertainments can be found to an extent. Today, riverboats still make their journey along the Grand River. Annual festivals and other events are held. And, a popular gazebo was built on the now-named Island Park.

Seven Islands is a lush ballad which depicts the natural beauty and wonder of this historical place in Grand Ledge at sunrise. Melodies are accompanied with sweeping harmonic motion as well as shimmering and twinkling ﬁgures, bridged together by passages depicting the stillness of the Grand River. The history of this place is acknowledged in the grand and majestic build (and resolution) of this music, demonstrating that the Seven Islands has so much more to offer in Grand Ledge today.

- Program Note by composer

Awards

ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award, 2022, Finalist.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Media

Audio: Reference Recording. Grand Ledge High School Wind Symphony (David Funk, conductor)

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Youth Wind Ensemble of Westchester (N.Y.) - Senior Winds (Bradley Morrison, conductor) - 22 December 2022
Grand Ledge (Mich.) High School Wind Symphony (David Funk, conductor) - 28 January 2022 (2022 Michigan Music Conference, Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Grand Ledge (Mich.) High School Wind Symphony (David Funk, conductor) - 19 January 2022
Grand Ledge (Mich.) High School Wind Symphony (John Szczerowski, conductor) - 2 December 2021 *Premiere Performance

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
Mt. Wrightson March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2019/2023)
O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
To Right Our Wrongs (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2021)

All Wind Works

Anthem for Doomed Youth (2018)
Aurora (as arranger) (2021/2023)
Celestial Voyage (2015)
Comets Ablaze! See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
Concerto for Double Bass and Chamber Ensemble (2018)
Crystal Oscillation (2022)
Dancing Fire (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2016/2020)
Ecstatic Samba (as arranger) (2017/2022)
Electric City (as arranger) (2019/2022)
Ember Skies (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2020/2022)
enter data sequence (as arranger) (2022)
The Essence of Being (as arranger) (2021/2022)
Flightless Bird (as arranger) (2021/2022)
The Floodgates of the Sky (tr. Collins) (2016/2020)
The Floodgates of the Sky (adaptable ensemble) (2016/2021)
The Golden Pier. See: The Michigan Triptych
The Great River Rapid Chase. See: The Michigan Triptych
Havana (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Hilltop Run (2022)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (2020)
Kaleidoscopic Dances (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2021)
Lightning Round (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2022)
Meditation and Hymn to Nature (2021/2023)
Meditation and Hymn to Nature (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
The Grand Ledge Triptych
- Splendid Ridges (2020)
- Splendid Ridges (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Seven Islands (2020)
- Seven Islands (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
- Comets Ablaze! (2020)
- Comets Ablaze! (adaptable ensemble) (2020/2022)
The Michigan Triptych
- The Great River Rapid Chase (2018)
- The Great River Rapid Chase (adaptable ensemble) (2018/2020)
- The Golden Pier (2019)
- The Golden Pier (adaptable ensemble) (2019/2020)
- The Straits of Mackinac (2017)
- The Straits of Mackinac (adaptable ensemble) (2017/2020)
Midnight Skyline (2019). See also: Of Day and Night
Mt. Wrightson March (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Trentadue) (2019/2023)
O rose of May (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2018/2020)
Nature's Light (2019)
Pumpkin Madness (2023)
Raindrops in an endless sea of stars (adaptable ensemble) (2020)
Seven Islands. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
Solace in the Wind (as arranger) (2020/2023)
Splendid Ridges. See: The Grand Ledge Triptych
The Straits of Mackinac. See: The Michigan Triptych
Summertime Echoes (2019)
Symphony No. 2. See: Pumpkin Madness
Tango Oscuro (as arranger) (2020/2022)
Tombstone Galop (as arranger) (2021/2022)
The Undiscovered Country (2018)
Volcanic Interruptions (as arranger) (2021/2022)
A Wild Christmas Nightcap (2020)
with hope and resilience (2022/2023)

Resources

Josh Trentadue website