Dana Wilson
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Colorado Peaks
As described by the composer, this work “suggests a person’s relation to the Colorado Rockies via a rugged and persistent climb.” Filled with twists and turns, and touches of drama as well as humor, here is a vivid and masterful composition. Dur: 5:15 (Master Level – Grade 4)Recorded by the North Texas Wind Symphony – Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor
SKU: HL48020689 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Footsteps
The term “footsteps” can have different meanings. It can suggest everything from gently walking, to mysterious uncertainty, to massive marching. This evocative work by Dana Wilson moves progressively through a spectrum of images and textures, gradually gaining in power and drama throughout. Dur: 4:50 (Master Level – Grade 4) (Recorded by the University of Oregon Wind Ensemble – Dr. Eric Wiltshire, conductor)SKU: HL48020939 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
Searching for Lost Dreams
“As I began this piece, it was as though I were entering a dream. The music was atmospheric, undefined, and somewhat disorienting. Gradually the material became more focused, but just in time to switch to a very different–though related–sound world, which became the second movement. The overall poignancy, varied sound worlds and dramatic shape of the music suggested the title.” ~Dana Wilson Dur: 8:00 (Recorded by the North Texas Wind Symphony, Jacqueline Townsend, conductor)SKU: HL48024108 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Speak to Me
There is a long tradition in jazz of instruments carrying on a conversation – either intricate with soloistic dialogues (often improvised) or the call and response of larger forces. Speak to Me is above all such a conversation, at first among soloists and then among more and more performers as they gradually join in. This piece begins with a simple tune that increasingly overlaps with and is interrupted by other ideas, generating enormous energy along the way. Dur: c. 5:00This recording is used with permission from GIA Publications, Inc. CD-960, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Vol. 10 Reference Recordings, Grades 2-3 North Texas Wind Symphony conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon)
SKU: HL48023752
