Sounds Awakened

James Stephenson

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Subtitle: A Concerto for French Horn

General Info

Year: 2013
Duration: c. 14:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Stephenson Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $300.00 | Score Only - $60.00

Movements

1. Bold, Maestoso – Allegro - 6:10
2. Adagio Rubato - 5:10
3. Allegro Passionato - 5:50

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Horn in F
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Two things are represented in the first movement:

Gail [Williams] grew up on a farm, and in conversation with her, I was struck by what her life was like as a young girl, and the strength she carries, both as a horn player, and personally. The opening fanfare material is a reflection of that character. I was struck by a video I once saw of a “murmuration of starlings”. These birds are incredible, in their ability to fly in such close proximity at high speeds, making instantaneous turns, all the while never running into one another. This is represented in the fast oscillating notes of Allegro molto section. The title suggests what might happen if the opening fanfare were played right near a flock of starlings, sending them into action.

The second movement is pensive, characterized by an ever-reaching motif that gradually reaches higher and higher throughout.

The third movement, like most, provides for a virtuosic, that allows the soloist to show off their stuff. References are made to earlier material throughout the movement.

The wind ensemble version was commissioned by the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, for the premiere performance date of February 3, 2013, with Hilary Harding as soloist, and Captain Michelle Rakers directing. I am extremely grateful to the Marine Band for their continued support of my music.

- Program Note by composer

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor; Kristy Morrell, horn) – 11 October 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Fanfare for an Angel (Adaptable Band) (2010/2018/2021)
Fiesta! (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Holiday Carol Medley (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Loop-D-Loop (Adaptable Band) (2017/2020)
May the Road Rise to Meet You (Adaptable Band) (2021)
No Thing Can Die as Others Do (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
Reflections (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
2/2 Tango (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
Ubi Caritas (Adaptable Band) (2019/2021)

All Wind Works

American Embers (2017)
American Fanfare (2009)
as the fireflies watched (2020)
August in York (2008)
BasSOON It will be Christmas (2007/2013)
Celebration Overture (1999/2018)
Chorale in Blue (2018)
Christmas Charleston (as arranger) (2012)
Code of Conduct (2023)
Concerto Braziliano
Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble
Concerto for Cell Phone
Concerto for Hope (2016/2017)
Concerto for Piccolo Trumpet (2016)
Concerto for Winds (2023)
Concerto Grosso (2016)
Concerto No 1 for Trumpet (2007)
Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet (2010)
Concerto No. 3 for Trumpet. See: Concerto for Hope
Deep Dish (2016)
The Devil's Tale (2013)
A Dialogue for Self and Soul (2013)
Dodecafecta (2010)
Duels and Dances (2011)
Duo Fantastique (2007)
Exhale! (2021)
Eyes on the Bison (2021)
Fanfare for an Angel (2010/2018)
Fanfare for an Angel (Adaptable Band) (2010/2018/2021)
Fanfare for Democracy (2021)
Fiesta! (Adaptable Band) (2020)
...Forward (2021)
Glissin' Up (2016)
Hanging by a Thread (2014)
Heritage of Freedom Fanfare
Holiday Carol Medley (Adaptable Band) (2020)
Holiday Fanfare Medley (2010)
Homage and Farewell (2010)
In the Moment (2018)
In the Moment Too (2018)
Intrepid Promise
It's About Time (2014)
Just B. See: Symphony for Brass
Kentucky Run (2019)
Kleiner Walzer (as transcriber) (1896/2022)
L'esprit de la trompette (2012/2014)
Lonesome Valley Folk Suite (2022)
Loop-D-Loop (Adaptable Band) (2017/2020)
Luther: In Canon (2017)
May the Road Rise to Meet You (Adaptable Band) (2021)
Möbius Trip (2017)
No Thing Can Die as Others Do (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
Octet (2021)
Overture to a Winter Celebration (2010)
Perpetual Notion (2020)
Reflections (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
Requiem Dances (2018)
Rhythms of the Spirit (2006)
Saints Fantasy (2017)
Scram! (2018)
Second Thoughts (2014)
Smitty's Aweigh Overture
Sonata Rhapsody "The Arch" (2009/2014)
Sounds Awakened (2013)
Stars and Stripes Fanfare (2007/2018)
The Storyteller (2013/2017)
Sunburst Fanfare (2023)
Symphony for Brass (2014)
- Just B (2020)
Symphony No 1 for Concert Band (2008)
Symphony No 2 (2016)
Taps (2017)
there are no words (2015)
this is most certainly true (2017)
Three Bones Concerto (2013)
To the Sky (2011)
2/2 Tango (Adaptable Band) (2010/2020)
Twisted Shout (2021)
Ubi Caritas (Adaptable Band) (2019/2021)
Unfettered (2020)
Variations on Chinese Folk Songs (2006)
Vast and Curious (2014/2017)
Walk Slowly (arr. M. Stephenson) (1997/2009/2020)
Wildcat Run (2019)
Wooden Dimes (2021/2022)
Zodiac Concerto II (2022)

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