Standard of Leadership
General Info
Year: 2012
Duration: c. 3:20
Difficulty: III-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In late 2007, I was contacted by Major General (Retired) Alan Salisbury, a member of the United States Military Academy's Class of 1958. Having heard a performance of my composition Steadfast Leadership, a march commissioned by the Class of 1956 for the 50th reunion, he wanted to have a march written to honor his classmates as they approached this same milestone. Given my ongoing relationship with the Academy and the West Point Band, I eagerly accepted this project.
I point out to Major General Salisbury that the Class of 1956 had specific images they wanted their march to represent and wondered if he had anything similar. He didn't feel the need to influence the march in the same manner but, as an amateur composer, he hoped I would be able to include one of this pieces in the final composition. He sent me a recording of a vocal work entitled Leaders for Our Nation, and this piece provided the seeds for the melody in the trio.
In addition to Leaders for Our Nation, the following traditional West Point and Army music appears in the break strain in rapid succession: On, Brave Old Army Team (low brass/woodwinds); Mess Call (upper brass/woodwinds); West Point Alma Mater (upper brass woodwinds); Taps (low brass/woodwinds).
I was pleased to conduct the premiere of Standard of Leadership on May 21, 2008, with the West Point Band, the Hellcats (the field music detachment), and members of the Cadet Band who were graduating later that same week.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Central Washington University (Ellensburg) Symphonic Band (T. André Feagin, conductor) - 16 November 2023
- Nebraska Wind Symphony (Omaha) (Keith Davis, conductor) - 16 October 2022
- United States Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.) Band (Dwayne Milburn, conductor) - 21 May 2008 *Premiere performance
Works for Winds by this Composer
- American Hymnsong Suite (2007)
- Chesapeake Breeze (2018)
- Cuban Overture (as arranger) (1925/)
- Emerald Suite (2008)
- Fantasy on American Folk Songs (2009/2016)
- Festival Overture on "The Star-Spangled Banner" (as arranger)
- Garrison Commander (2008)
- Hallowed Grounds (2021)
- Meditation (2010)
- Moonlight Memories
- Songs in the Key of Stevie (as arranger, with Hernandez)
- Standard of Leadership (2012)
- Steadfast Leadership (2009)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 5 - Finale (as editor) (1876/)
- Variations on "St. Patrick's Breastplate" (2005)