Valley of the Pinios
General Info
Year: 2005 / 2007
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Brass Band
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €115.99 | Score Only (print) - €22.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon I-II (II optional)
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
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-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bar Chimes
- Crash Cymbal
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Kevin Houben is a Belgian composer who has written more prominently for the Belgian brass band movement. His Valley of the Pinios was written originally for the Belgian brass band Retie and was later rescored for concert band.
The work is a musical representation of an area in north-central Greece that is known for its monumental sandstone rock formations and the grandeur of the secluded valley for which it is named.
- Program Note from North Dakota State University Wind Symphony concert program, 3 March 2017
Commissioned by the Koninklijke Brassband Retie (B). Dedicated to the musicians of the BB Retie and its chairman Luc Verdonck.
- Program Note from score
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- North Dakota State University (Fargo) Wind Symphony (Warren D. Olfert, conductor) – 3 March 2017
- Drentsjeugdorkest (Drents, Netherlands) (Alfred Willering, conductor) - 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Arcana (2004)
- Call of the Clans (2008)
- Codon (2006)
- The Kangaroo (2013), from Bestiarium
- Lost Labyrinth, The (2009)
- Lux Futura
- March of the Marmots (2013)
- Valley of the Pinios (2005)