Whispering Pines
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 4:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe (optional Flute II)
English Horn
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
Tuba
Timpani (shaker or maracas)
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Claves
- Conga
- Crash Cymbals (optional)
- Mark Tree
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-Tom, low
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Depicting the wind whispering through the forest, this musical work with elegant, melodic strokes and wistful harmonic structure for young bands by Mike Forbes will serve as a wonderful teaching tool for musicianship.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Wisconsin-Madison University Band (Darin Olson, conductors) – 8 March 2020
- Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Charles Thai, conductor) – 28 October 2018
- Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School (Sun Prairie, Wisc.) Eighth Grade Symphonic Band (Ian Melrose, conductor) – 20 October 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Battle Quest
- Capriccio for Solo Tuba and Band (2010)
- Cosmic Voyage (2002)
- Cosmic Winds
- Dance of the Trolls (2014)
- Day at Sea (2022)
- Glacier Canyon (2016)
- The Grumpy Troll
- Ice Flow (2018)
- Kaleidoscope
- Os Justi
- Synergy (2012)
- Torque (2013)
- Whispering Pines (2009)
Resources
- Mike Forbes website Accessed 24 October 2018
- Perusal score