Silent Stands the Elm

Roland Barrett

Roland Barrett

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General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00   |   Score Only - $10.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone I-II
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium (Bass Clef & Treble Clef)
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Mallet Percussion< br /> Percussion I-II

(percussion detail needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Inspired by the lone elm tree left standing following the domestic terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City. Now known as "The Survivor Tree," it has become a symbol of faith, hope, and perseverance in the face of tremendous adversity. This musical depiction is both emotional and uplifting and is sure to inspire and move all who hear it.

-Program Note by publisher

This work was dedicated to the victims and survivors of the bomb blast that ripped through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Across from the Murrah building, an American elm tree was severely damaged by the blast, but somehow managed to survive. Now known as the survivor tree, this elm has become an iconic symbol of faith, hope and perseverance in the face of tremendous adversity. As composer Roland Barrett was writing Silent Stands the Elm, he was inspired by the symbolism and message of the survivor tree as he sought to express in music the message of this proud tree.

- Program Note by Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band concert program, 5 April 2013

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Recent Performances

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• Hanford (Calif.) West High School Symphonic Band (Lisa Butts, conductor) - 20 March 2015 (2015 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
• Lake Oswego Millennium Concert Band (Dale Cleland, conductor) - 5 April 2013 (ACB’s 35th Annual Convention (San Ramon, Calif.))

Works for Winds by this Composer

• All Through the Night (2013)
• American Salute
• Ancient Visions
• And in the End It Was Earth (2012)
• Arabian Dances (2008)
• Appalachian Dreams (2015)
• Autumn Sketches
• Blessed Are They (2019)
• Burn (2014)
• Capricorn Moon
• Centavo
• Chants Long Forgotten
• Cheyenne
• Children of a Different Sun (2017)
• Christmas Montage, A
• Cimarron Sketches
• Cimarron Sunset
• Clockwork
• Convergence
• Courtland Hills
• Desert Voices
• Dramatic Sessions
• Dreams And Proclamations
• Fanfare and Dance Segments
• Fanfare And Jubilation
• Festival Sinfonia
• Fiesta
• Fireburst Fanfare
• Firefall
• Fourth Angel, The
• Ghost Dances (2010)
• Ghost Riders (2007)
• Golden Eagle
• The Jaws of Fenris (2016)
• Legend of Killarny, The (2014)
• Lightning Spirit, The (2006)
• Ludlow (2014)
• Month of the Cold Moon (2008)
• New Dawn
• Ode to Joy (as arranger) (1824/1965/1995)
• Of Dark Lords and Ancient Kings (1995)
• Of Men and the Sea (2004)
• Of Wizards and Warriors
• On The Wings Of The Chosen
• Prelude and Firestorm (2014)
• Prelude and Passages (2018)
• Riders On The Southern Front
• Rituals
• Roswell, 1947 (2004)
• Sahara
• Scirocco (2013)
• Sentinels
• Seventh Resolution, The (2015)
• Silent Stands the Elm
• Soar The Untamed Spirit
• Song Of Freedom
• Structures
• Sunchasers
• Sunrise Song (2001)
• Symphonic Journey I
• Tangents Angulár (2009)
• They Stood At The Edge Of The Sky
• Third Vortex, The
• Variations On A March Tune
• Ventures
• Winter Memory, A
• Zydeco Cajun Crawdad Dance (2013)

References

• Barrett, Roland. (2009). Silent Stands the Elm [score]. Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp: [Van Nuys, Calif.]