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Mountains at Night

for Concert Band

2023 | 6 minutes

Instrumentation

2 Flute
Oboe
3 Clarinet in B♭
Bass Clarinet in B♭
Bassoon
Soprano Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
2 Horn in F
3 Trumpet in B♭
2 Trombone
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Percussion 1 - Bass Drum
Percussion 2 - Snare Drum, Wind Chimes
Percussion 3 - Glockenspiel
Percussion 4 - Vibraphone

Program Notes

Program Note

You are walking across an empty field. There are only scattered stars above you stretching in all directions. You walk slowly, being careful of your footing in the dark grass. As you progress, various thoughts flutter by invoking a sense of fear from the night around you. In the distance, a figure fades into your view: small and distant at first. As you get closer, it gets brighter; and you recognize a large mountain range jutting up from the flat plain. A silhouette appears around it, defining its shape. Slowly, the moon arises from beyond the barrier and illuminates the beauty around you. Your fear disappears in the bath of moonlight.