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Silver Fanfare
Peter Boyer (trans. Donald Patterson)
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General Info
Year: 2004 / 2019
Duration: c. 4:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Unpublished (U.S. Marine Band)
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Silver Fanfare is the first movement of a larger work, On Music’s Wings, which was commissioned by the Pacific Symphony in 2004 to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The movement is a virtuosic and exultant work for orchestra that has evolved to a wildly popular standalone showpiece. In the words of the composer:
It has been very gratifying to me that, subsequent to its première by the Pacific Symphony, Silver Fanfare has been performed by a number of America’s finest orchestras, including the Boston Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, Nashville Symphony, and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra -- and that it was chosen to open both the 2011 season of the Boston Pops and the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons of the Hollywood Bowl.
- Program Note from United States Marine Band concert program, 25 July 2019
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (David Robinson, conductor) – 10 February 2022 (2022 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- University of Southern California (Los Angeles) Thornton Concert Winds (Sharon Lavery, conductor) - 29 October 2021
- Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Malcolm Williams, conductor) - 13 October 2020
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Travis J. Cross, conductor) – 23 October 2019 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) – 18 October 2019 (Salinas, Calif.)
- United States Marine Band (Washington, D.C.) (Jason K. Fettig, conductor) - 25 July 2019 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Curtain Raiser (2017)
- Fanfare for Tomorrow (2020/2021)
- Fanfare, Hymn and Finale (2018)
- Silver Fanfare (tr. Patterson) (2004/2019)
Resources
- Boyer, P. (2004). Silver Fanfare: On Music's Wings [score]. Propulsive Music: Altadena, Calif.