Sunshine
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Katahj Copley
Cost: Score and Parts - $180.00
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 Bass Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion (9 players), including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Tambourine
- Tam-tam
- Tom-Toms
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The origins of this piece come from a moment in my life where I had the most doubt in myself. I was severely depressed and couldn't really handle the stress that was in my life. However, there was a person who helped me out that darkness; this person would later become my sunshine...
Sunshine is my ode to the sun and the many colors it can show throughout the world. The beginning displays the brightest of the sun at its infancy filled with hope and promise. The 3/4 section is filled with more happiness and vibrant energy. Soon the tone shifts to a more passionate and intense color; the music begins to move in a forward direction until we reach a moment of bliss and peace. The colors shift to a lighter tone and a more relaxed approach. Finally, the ensemble brings out all the motifs to give the piece its colorful conclusion. This is Sunshine.
- Program Note by composer
Awards
None discovered thus far.
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Purdue University Symphonic Band (Matthew R. Conaway, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording. University of West Georgia Wind Ensemble
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Tx.) Symphonic Band (Chris Kaatz, conductor) - 19 April 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Nimbus (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Street Noise (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
All Wind Works
- Astra (2022/2023)
- At Peace (2023)
- AYO (2022)
- Backlash (2022)
- Beyond (2018)
- Bridges (2022)
- Canvases (2020)
- Celestia's Horizon (2020)
- Cerulea (2020)
- Cold (2018)
- Colors in the Sky (2018)
- DOPE (2022)
- Dragonfly (2019)
- Eureka (2020)
- Grosso Blue (2018)
- Halcyon Hearts (2021)
- Havens (2022)
- Haywire (2018)
- Heaven at Night
- Hurry (2018)
- Icarus (2019)
- In Living Color (2021)
- Infinity (2020)
- Invictus (2019)
- Iridessi (2023)
- Kaleidoscope Eyes (2022)
- Neon Nights (2022)
- Nimbus (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Nova (2019)
- Oblivion
- Pavane for 10 Winds (2021)
- Riptides (2020)
- Serenade (2019)
- Skyward (2022)
- Song for Ursa (2020)
- Spectra (2017)
- Starlight (2019)
- Street Noise (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
- Sunshine (2019)
- Unspoken (2020)
- Uptilt (2022)
- Victory (2020)
- Western Pines (2022)
- When Heaven Cries (2021)
- When the Dawn Is Still Dark (2023)
- Where the Sky Has No Stars (2020/2021)
- WildHeart (2019)
Resources
- Copley, K. (2019). Sunshine. Murphy Music Press: McKinney, Tx.
- Katahj Copley website Accessed April 2 2022
- Perusal score