A Chesapeake Bay Adventure

by
Vince Gassi

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 4

Duration: 04:45

Year of Composition: 2007

Commissioned by: Albemarle County H.S. Honors Band

Publisher: Alfred

Year of Publication: 2008

Publisher Catalog Number: 29480

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

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Instrumentation

Flutes/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 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
Mallet Percussion (Bells/Xylophone)
Chimes
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal/Crash Cymbals)
Timpani

Commissioned by the 2007 Albemarle County H.S. Honors Band, Western Albemarle H.S., Crozet, VA.


Program Notes:

Commissioned by the 2007 Albemarle County High School Honor Band (Crozet, VA), this piece takes its inspiration from the rich maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay: from colonial lighthouses to Civil War Ironclads, from its vital role in the Underground Railroad to Blackbeard and other real life pirates. Adventure is paramount as swashbuckling themes are developed in the opening and closing sections of this work and beautifully contrasted with the haunting lyrical section reminiscent of "Oh Shenandoah".

(Alfred Music)