Winter on Emerald Bay

Alan Lee Silva

General Info

Year: 2010
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: III -1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00; (digital) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
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
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Glockenspiel
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Tom-tom
Triangle
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Bold music in the Celtic style from composer Alan Lee Silva, Winter on Emerald Bay has a rollicking 12/8 feel with lots of shifting textures and timbres. Emotions go from aggressive fanfare-like figures to flowing woodwind lines, punctuated by unique percussion scoring.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio CD: West Ridge Middle School Wind Ensemble (Susan Glover, conductor) - 2010]

State Ratings

Georgia: IV
Louisiana: III
Tennessee: III
Texas: III. Complete

Performances

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Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) Noble Band (Cassandra Bechard, conductor) - 27 February 2023
Lexington (S.C.) Community Band (John J. Immerso, conductor) – 5 December 2018
West Ridge Middle School (Austin, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Susan Glover, conductor) – 15 December 2010 (2010 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Resources

Alan Lee Silva website Accessed 14 June 2021
Perusal score