Street Hawker

From Wind Repertory Project
Rachel Lanik Whelan

Rachel Lanik Whelan


Subtitle: Concerto for E-Flat Alto Saxophone and Wind Sinfonietta


General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 16:10
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Patata Brava Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (digital) - $125.00   |   Score Only (digital) - Free


Movements

1. Stately and Resonant
2. Sadly, but not Mournful
3. Moving, Energetic


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Solo E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano (Celeste preferred in Movement II)
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Glockenspiel
  • Sizzle Cymbal
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Tubular Bells
  • Vibraphone
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Street Hawker is a three-movement concerto depicting an evening at a busy night market. Full of food stalls, tourists, and hawkers selling their wares, these markets are a staple throughout Asia. The ensemble represents the general mood and pace of the market. The soloist is experiencing and interacting with the market sonically.

The first movement depicts the market from set up around 4:00 pm to the peak of business around 10:00 pm. Lively, but chaotic, these are the peak hours most nights as stalls sell trinkets, specialty foods, and everything including the kitchen sink. This movement takes inspiration from traditional Mongolian folksongs. The second movement is sentimental and ballad-like. Inspired by the traditional song Little Cabbage, the soloist wanders the market during calmer hours, around 10:00 pm to midnight. The final movement is loud and raucous, as the night owls hit the market after a night on the town, catching a final snack before heading home. Two unique perpetuum mobiles alternate and merge beneath sporadic woodwind leaps and big-band-infused jazz progressions.

- Program Note by composer


Awards

  • National Band Association Young Composer/Conductor Mentor Project, first runner-up, 2017


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