Cardinal Elements
Kenley Kristofferson with Ray Stevenson
Ensemble: Concert Band
Additional Performing Forces: Other
Grade: 3
Duration: 07:00
Year of Composition: 2019
Commissioned by: Seven Oaks School Division, Winnipeg, MB
Publisher: Eighth Note
Year of Publication: 2020
Publisher Catalog Number: CB220419
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Concert band with Indigenous drummers and singers
Flute/Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinets 1,2,3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxes 1,2
Bb Tenor Sax
Eb Baritone Sax
Bb Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Vibraphone, Chimes, Bells, Xylophone
[Percussion 1:] Snare Drum, Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Finger Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Wind Chimes, Maracas, Vibraslap, Tom-tom
Commissioned for the band students of Seven Oaks School Division for the opening of the Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The third movement,The Wisdom of the Rock, is published as a standalone piece, intended as a scaffold to programming the whole suite.
Program Notes:
This dramatic work was written to combine concert band with Indigenous drummers and singers as an act of reconciliation from Seven Oaks School Division and its students. It is set in four sections: The Wind’s Protection, The Keepers of the Water, The Wisdom of the Rock and The Sacred Fire. Each movement flows from one into the other in one continuous stream of music, not only highlighting each ensemble, but also the connectedness of the four elements to one another.
(Eighth Note Publications)
