Wondrous

Brant Karrick

General Info

Year: 2015
Duration: c. 6:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $76.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00

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-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Brake Drum
Cabasa
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Chimes
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Temple Blocks
Tom-Tom (4)
Train Whistle
Triangle
Vibraphone
Vibra-slap
Whip
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This single-movement tone poem pays tribute to the 1952 tornadoes that devastated Judsonia and Kensett, Arkansas, killing fifty people. Commissioned in 2015 by the nearby Riverview High School Band in Searcy, Arkansas, composer Karrick takes the familiar hymn What Wondrous Love Is This as the basis for his tuneful set of variations and places the melody in strategic portions of this work for an effectual presentation. Considering that one of the few standing buildings after the tornado in Judsonia was the Methodist church, the melodic quotes from the hymn are even more poignant. This composition provides the musical background to the message that “life and nature are fragile” and that “our time together on earth should be celebrated and revered.” The composition concludes with the solemn presentation of the timeless hymn with a majestic ending.

- Program Note from The Instrumentalist

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Christian Academy of Louisville (Ky.) Wind Ensemble (Matt Wooten, conductor) – 14 October 2019
North Carolina Band Association Central District Wind Ensemble (Brant Karrick, conductor) – 2017

Works for Winds by This Composer

African Dreams (2012)
Bayou Breakdown (2004)
Comet Flash (2019)
Companions on the Journey (2006/2008)
Country Gardens (as arranger) (1918/2013)
Cumberland Falls Overture (2008)
Dean Dowdy
The Dragoon's Farewell (1998)
Exuberance (2012)
Ghost Dancing (2012)
A Golden Celebration (2010)
Homeward Bound (as arranger) (1991/2009)
If I Should Go (2021)
In My Native Country (as arranger) (1886/1999)
J.S. Jig (2008)
The Journey (2009)
Mambo Furioso (2001/2006)
Memor Vita! (2010)
The Old Red Mill (2010)
Photo Finish! (2007)
Quirks (2012)
Reluctant Joys (as arranger) (2020)
Runway Five (2014)
A Sacred Suite (2006)
See Rock City (2011)
Shannon Lake (2002/2003)
Slumber, My Darling (as arranger) (1862/2006)
Songs of Old Kentucky (2007)
Spy Chase (2005)
They Shall Run and Be Free (2009)
Unbridled Spirit!
Vanity Fair (as transcriber) (2006)
Vital Signs (2019)
When Hearts Tremble (2017)
With Visions of Tomorrow (2013)
With Wind and Water (2018)
Wondrous (2015)

Resources

"New Music Reviews." The Instrumentalist. August 2017, 42. Print.