Yosemite Sunrise

Karen Kachelmeier Robertson

Subtitle: Celebrating Yosemite National Park

General Info

Year: 2016
Duration: c. 4:10
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Print Music Source
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00 | Score Only (print) - $35.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
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 I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Crash Cymbals
Hi-Hat
Marimba
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A beautifully descriptive wind band work inspired by the composer’s own experience of a new dawn while camping at Yosemite National Park in California, Yosemite Sunrise depicts the awakening of life as the sun rises above a breathtaking landscape. The opening is slow and calm, before dawn has arrived. A repeated string of notes from the marimba sounds the promise of a new day. Gradually, new instruments add life to the music, allowing the sun to enter in its full majesty. As the music becomes faster and louder, the sun is now in full ascent, and the magic of Yosemite achieves its full splendor. Exciting melodic passages for the winds, accompanied by a captivating percussion background, allow the listener to vividly picture the beauty that is Yosemite.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Frostburg (Md.) State University Wind Ensemble (Shannon Shaker, conductor) – 11 May 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Court Jester March (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Dachshund Trot (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)

All Wind Works

Court Jester March (2019)
Dachshund Trot (2019)
Dachshund Trot (Flex instrumentation) (2019/2020)
Hidden Island (2016)
Into the Unknown (2018)
Pathways (2017)
Yosemite Sunrise (2016)

Resources

Karen Kachelmeier Robertson website Accessed 11 May 2019
Perusal score