Soul to Soul

2017
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Band/Wind Ensemble Music

Details

Category

Band/Wind Ensemble Music

Composed

August - October 2017

instrumentation

wind ensemble

duration

9-10 minutes

commissioned by

premiered

September 29, 2019 by Purdue University Symphonic Band; Dr. Jonathan Sweet, conductor

Purchase Score

Grade 4 on Instrumental Grading Scale

*This world premiere was made possible by "And we were heard". Thank you!!

Program Notes

Soul to Soul is an elegy for wind ensemble written in the memory of David Maslanka (1943-2017), who I had the pleasure of working closely with for a brief period in February 2017. The work is a tribute to Dr. Maslanka and his unique style of writing for wind ensemble, complete with chorales and hopeful trumpet fanfares. In addition to the chorales, this piece also contains a quote from his 8th symphony.

More information about this piece can be found here: Soul to Soul