Dancing Lights of the North
Christiaan Venter
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 4
Duration: 08:00
Year of Composition: 2012
Commissioned by: Consortium of bands
Publisher: self-published
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Composer, Purchase
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Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Percussion (3 players)
Program Notes:
Driving home one clear winter’s night, I looked out over fields of snow and glimpsed a greenish glow in the sky. I pulled over and watched, in awe, the dancing lights of the aurora. As I gazed, sounds and feelings unfolded in my mind. I knew that I needed to express this experience through music. I also knew that the concert band, with its dazzling palette of colours and huge range of potential textures, would be the perfect medium for this work.
(Christiaan Venter)
