Summerland

William Grant Still

Subtitle: From Three Visions

N.B. This work is not to be confused with Summerland: For Wind Ensemble, also arranged by Teter, also published by William Grant Still Music in 2013, with different instrumentation.

General Info

Year: 1937 / 2013
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: William Grant Still Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $150.00 | Score Only (print) - $21.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
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 Trumpets I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Summerland (1937) was originally the second of Three Visions (1936) for piano, but was recast by the composer for different instrumentation. Lazy and relaxed, it evokes a quiet, warm afternoon, or alternately is a portrait of promised beauty in the afterlife.

- Program Note from University of North Texas Wind Ensemble concert program, 16 February 2016

Summerland is the second of three Visions, written in 1935. Originally composed for solo piano, this short, intensely expressive work has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and combinations. The piece is essentially an elegy -- dreamy and atmospheric, suggesting the summer of its title, with hints of the blues and a nod to his fellow composer Debussy.

- Program Note by Thalia Symphony Orchestra, 2019

Media

Audio CD: Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony (Patricia J. Hoy, conductor) - 2005
Audio CD: North Texas Wind Symphony (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) - 2014

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Mast, conductor) – 25 February 2023
University of Maryland (College Park) Wind Orchestra (Zachary Harwell, conductor) - 9 December 2022
University of Colorado Boulder Symphonic Band (R. Logan Sorey, conductor) - 9 November 2022
University of Connecticut (Storrs) Wind Ensemble (Janet Song Kim, conductor) - 13 October 2022
Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Concert Band (Cory Near, conductor) - 9 October 2022
Appalachian State University (Boone, N.C.) Symphony Band (Jason Gardner, conductor) - 25 April 2022
University of California (Berkeley) University Wind Ensemble (Matthew Sadowski, conductor) - 1 May 2022
Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Robert Sheldon, conductor) - 3 March 2022 (87th Annual ABA National Convention)
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.) Symphonic Winds (Todd Nichols, conductor) - 14 October 2021
Las Vegas Academy (Nev.) Wind Ensemble (John Seaton, conductor) - 29 September 2021
University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gerard Morris, conductor) - 10 May 2021
University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Wind Ensemble (Matthew Westgate, conductor) - 1 May 2021
Illinois State University (Normal) Wind Symphony (Lauren Bobarsky, conductor) - 24 April 2021
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Band (Kelvin Jones, conductor) - 22 April 2021
West Chester University (Penn.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew Yozviak, conductor) - 28 February 2021
West Virginia University (Morgantown) Wind Symphony (Mark Wallace, conductor) - 23 February 2021
University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor) – 22 February 2020 (CBDNA 2020 Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, Penn.)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Symphonic Band (Jonathan Caldwell, conductor) – 18 February 2020
University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor) – 5 December 2019
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Wind Ensemble (Christopher Knighten, conductor) – 25 November 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Africa: Land of Superstition (arr. Tam)
Afro-American Symphony for Band (arr. West Point Military Academy) (1930/1970)
Afro-American Symphony. See also: Symphony No. 1
- Scherzo from "The Afro-American Symphony" (1930/1970)
The American Scene (1957)
Choreographic Prelude (arr. Lloyd) (1970)
Dances in the Canebrakes (as orchestrator; arr. Brown) (1953/)
Entrances of the Porteuses (arr. Perna; ed. Lloyd)
Fanfare for American War Heroes (arr. Lloyd) (1942 / )
Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron
Folk Suite for Band (1966)
Frisco Jazz Band Blues (1919)
From the Delta (1945)
The Hesitating Blues (as arranger) (1916)
Kaintuck' (tr. Perna) (1935)
Land of Peace
Little Folk Suite from the Western Hemisphere
Little Red Schoolhouse (arr. Steele) (1957/1977)
Miniatures (1963)
Old California
Rising Tide. See: Victory Tide
"Scherzo" for Band. See: Afro-American Symphony for Band
Song of the City. See: Victory Tide
Summerland: From Three Visions (arr. Teter) (1937/2013)
Summerland: For Wind Ensemble (arr. Teter) (1937/2013)
Symphony No. 1 (1931/1946)
Symphony No. 1. See also: Afro-American Symphony for Band
To You, America! (1952/1956)
Victory Tide (1939/1942/1945)
Wood Notes (arr. Mauldin) (1948/1959/2022)

Resources

Carson, William S. "Summerland." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 9, edit. & comp. by Richard Miles, 416-424. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2013.
Still, W.; Teter, D. (2013). Summerland : from "Three Visions" [score]. William Grant Still Music: Flagstaff, Ariz.