Wellspring
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Slapstick
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This work traces the emotional arc of finding renewal in the midst of exhaustion. A recurring four-note motive interacts with a beautiful, lyrical melody. As the piece develops, the melody is ultimately transformed into a shout of sheer joy.
- Program Note adapted from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- East Cobb (Cobb County, Ga.) Middle School Honors Band (Gregory Denson, conductor) - 19 March 2023
- Cedar Park (Tx.) Middle School Symphonic Band (Susan Scarborough, conductor) - 19 December 2019 (2019 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Across the Serengeti (2016)
- And Sail Away (2017)
- Bold
- Bravado Tango (2015)
- Cassini's Dive (2021)
- Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
- Circle of Wagons (2013)
- Come Down Rain (2018)
- Crowns of Glory (2020)
- Dance Slav (2018)
- Everybody Sang (2019)
- Foiled Again! (2014)
- The Jester's Galop (2023)
- Laniakea (2016)
- Leading Light (2022)
- Legacy Fanfare (2016)
- Liber Illuminare (2023)
- Monumental Triumph
- Moon Over Half Dome (2019/2021)
- On the Kerry Shore (2017)
- On the Wing (2014)
- Palo Duro Sunrise (2015)
- Passage of Arms (2013)
- Queen Anne’s Revenge (2013)
- Ripple Effect (2023)
- Ruins of Tulum (2013)
- Scenes from the American West (2018)
- Solstice Dance (2015)
- The Spirit of Cashel (2019)
- Spellbound (2016)
- A Swashbuckling Christmas (2017)
- Symphony No.1 (2022)
- ¡Viva! (2017)
- Wellspring (2020)
- Whirling Novas (2015)
Resources
- Jack Wilds Music Accessed 2 August 2021
- Perusal score