Whispers from the Heart
General Info
Year: 2006
Duration: c. 2:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Daehn Music Publications, through C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00
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 Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Chimes
- Orchestra Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The memory of a child is the inspiration of this beautiful piece. Two break-your-heart melodies are combined in this moving miniature overture for a small person. "Music begins where words leave off."
- Program Note from publisher
For the Stewart Middle School Concert Band, Michael Vail, Director of Bands. In memory of Carly Michelle-Rose Vail.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: The Oregon Symphonic Band (Michael Burch-Pesses, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
- Georgia: IV
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP III
- Kansas: III
- Louisiana: II
- Michigan: Senior High D
- South Carolina: III
- Tennessee: III
- Texas: II. Complete
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro) Concert Band (Manuel A Monge Mata, conductor) - 2018
- The Oregon Symphonic Band (Hillsboro) (Michael Burch-Pesses, conductor) – 22 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Beyond the Meadow Green (2007)
- The Heart of a Patriot (2006)
- Of Strength and Peace (2009)
- Quest (2007)
- The Silent Hills of My Childhood (2004)
- Spirit Dance (2006)
- Viper (2007)
- When Angels Weep (2004)
- The Whispering Tree (2008)
- Whispers from the Heart (2006)