Chasing Sunlight
Cait Nishimura
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3
Duration: 03:00
Year of Composition: 2016
Publisher: Cait Nishimura
Year of Publication: 2017
Publisher Catalog Number: CNM004
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Chimes
Xylophone
Percussion (Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum)
Winner of the 2017 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition (now the Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition).
Program Notes:
Chasing Sunlight was inspired by the experience of driving west into the setting sun, as if trying to keep up with the earth's rotation to catch the last few rays of light before dusk. The steady eighth note motif throughout the piece represents this sense of urgency, while the soaring, lyrical themes depict the warmth and radiance of the sun low in the sky.
Just as the sun will always set, humans must accept the impermanence of all things in life, and make the most of every opportunity before it has passed. Chasing Sunlight also represents the ongoing pursuit of these opportunities.
(Cait Nishimura)
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