Summerland for Band

William Grant Still

Subtitle: From Three Visions

General Info

Year: 1937
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: William Grant Still Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $98.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-VI
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani

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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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
Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, N.C.) Wind Ensemble (Margaret Underwood, conductor)– 15 November 2019
Arizona State University (Tempe) Wind Symphony (Elliott Tackitt, conductor)– 10 October 2019
University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Gerard Morris, conductor) - 26 April 2019
State University of New York, Fredonia, Concert Band (Ray Stewart, conductor) – 26 February 2019
Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) Concert Band (Thomas Duffy, conductor) – 15 February 2019
Delaware Winds (Nicholas Greeson, conductor) - 2 April 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)
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 for Band (1937)
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)

Resources

Carson, William S. "Sugarland." 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.