Stormchasers, The

Robert Sheldon

General Info

Year: 2012
Duration: c. 2:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $9.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I and C Piccolo
Flute II
Oboe
Bassoon
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Bells
Suspended Cymbal
Wood Block

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Written in the style of a circus screamer, this original march is meant to be played at hair-raising speed to the delight of all! Featuring fanfares, flourishes and tuneful melodies, the composer's nod to "Uncle Henry" is sure to bring a smile to anyone who loves those great Fillmore marches.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by the Dixon Municipal Band, Dixon, Ill., Kent A. Nightlinger director.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Emporia (Kan.) State University Wind Ensemble (Gary Ziek, conductor) - 29 April 2022
Lamar University (Beaumont, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Tami Goss, conductor) – 18 April 2019
Valley Wind Ensemble (Solvang, Calif.) (Sharon Jeskey, conductor) – 24 March 2019
North Lamar High School (Paris, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Randy Jones, conductor) - 15 February 2019 (2019 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Houston County High School (Warner Robins, Ga.) Symphonic Winds (Rebekah Daniel, conductor) - 11 December 2018
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Orchestra (Christopher J. Woodruff, conductor) – 13 November 2016
Laird High School Honor Band (University of Alabama) (Sharon Laird, conductor) – 7 February 2016
Gold Coast Wind Ensemble (Thousand Oaks, Cal.) (Clinton H. Dawley, conductor) - 5 April 2014
First Coast Wind Ensemble (Jacksonville, Fla.) (Artie Clifton, conductor) - 23 February 2013

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Brule River Celebration (2002)
By the River's Edge (2020)
Canadian Ballad (as arranger) (2010)
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A Carol Francais (as arranger) (2016)
A Carol of Two Mangers (as arranger) (2005)
Cataclysm (2018)
Celebration and Song (2009)
Cellular Symphony (2005)
The Celts of County Clare (2021)
Century Point (1998)
Chanteys (2000)
Charleston Harbor Celebration (2007)
Chiaroscuro (2002)
A Child's Lullaby (2017)
Children of Gaia (2015)
Chimney Rock Celebration (2017)
Choreography (2009)
A Christmas Couplet (as arranger) (2004)
Christmastimes Three (as arranger) (2002)
Cimarron Fanfare (2016)
Coldwater Creek (1996)
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Continental Divide (2010)
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El Rey de Fransia (as arranger) (2003)
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Falcon Lake Overture (2004)
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The Final Voyage (2003)
The Fires of Bandai (2014)
Flight of the Piasa (2008)
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Four Winds (1993)
Garden of the Black Rose (2001)
Gently Touch the Sky (2001)
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Ghost Fleet (2001)
Glorious Insurrection (2020)
Golden Panther March (2005)
"Halo Suite" from Video Games Live (2006)
Harbinger (2015)
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Hill Country Holiday (2001)
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Lone Eagle (2020)
A Longford Legend (1999)
The Lords of Greenwich (2010)
Lost Colony (1994)
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Manatee Lyric Overture (1986)
Maqamat (2005)
March Ceremonial (2005)
March Mixolydian (2005)
March of the Hyperion Guards (2014)
March of the Majestics (2004)
Mark of Triumph (1985)
Melody Park (2014)
The Message on the Rock (2004)
Metrix (2011)
Metroplex (2006)
Mills on the Merrimack (2015)
The Monster Under the Bed (2005)
Moon Rocks (2016)
Moravian Folk Rhapsody (2004/2008)
Morning Mist (2012)
A Most Wonderful Christmas (as arranger) (1934/2006)
The Mystery of Duffy's Cut (2007)
Mystic Journey (2004)
Noel Francais (2003)
Northwest Rising (1999)
Ocean Ridge Rhapsody (1989)
Ode to Joy (as arranger) (2013)
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Of Kindred Spirit (1997)
On Placid Seas (2015)
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One Thousand Cranes (2010)
Open Road (2013)
Oracles of the Sirocco (2018)
Overdrive (2015)
Overture to a New Horizon (2014)
Palimpsest (2003)
Paragon (2005)
Patriotic Salute (2003)
Patriotic Snippets (2008)
Pevensey Castle (1993)
Pevensey Castle (Flex instrumentation) (1993/2012)
The Phantom of Dark Hollow (2006)
Phrygian Phantasy (2003)
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The Red Covered Bridge (2014)
Red Rock Canyon (1994)
Reflections on a New Tomorrow (2012)
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Ritmico! (2001)
River Trail Expedition (2011)
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Rock Island Trail (2002)
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Royal March (2012)
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Sandcastle Sketches (1987)
Savannah River Rhapsody (2012)
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A Scottish Ballade (2004)
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Storybrook Mountain (1998)
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Symphonic Suite from "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (as arranger) (2005)
Synergies (2008)
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There Will Come Soft Rains (2007)
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Resources

Perusal score
Robert Sheldon website Accessed 3 September 2021