After the Rain
Matt Neufeld
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 1
Duration: 03:00
Year of Composition: 2021
Publisher: Randall Standridge
Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher Catalog Number: RSMPCB023
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute/Oboe
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Bells
Vibraphone (opt.)
Bass Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Program Notes:
This year had a particularly dry summer where I live. We had no rain for months, but, finally, in mid August, the heavens finally opened with a week of glorious rain.
After one day of particularly furious thunderstorms, the rain finally broke around 8 p.m. I walked out onto my lawn to survey the aftermath, and, as I saw rain dripping off of every surface, I saw the clouds rolling back and the sun shining through. The grass, which had been looking brown all summer, had a tinge of green to it again.
Though the winds blow, and the thunder booms, the rain brings growth and healing in storm's wake.
(Matt Neufeld)
