Illuminations
Ryan Meeboer
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3
Duration: 05:30
Year of Composition: 2012
Commissioned by: Burlington Concert Band (Don Allan, director)
Premiered by: Burlington Concert Band (Don Allan, director)
Date of Premiere: October, 2011
Publisher: Eighth Note
Year of Publication: 2012
Publisher Catalog Number: CB12227
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1, 2, 3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1, 2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1, 2, 3
F Horn 1, 2
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Baritone
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Xylophone, Bells
[Percussion 1:] Snare Drum, Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Crash Cymbals, Tambourine, Triangle, Wind Chimes, Cabasa, Suspended Cymbal
Commissioned by the Burlington Concert Band (Don Allan, director) for the opening of the Burlington Performing Arts Center.
Program Notes:
This piece was commissioned by the Burlington Concert Band, to be played for the opening of the Burlington Performing Arts Center, in October of 2011. The campaign for the city to build this structure has taken several years, and once it became a reality, the campaign was deemed "The Possible Dream". The title, Illuminations, reflects both the brilliance of the building's architecture and the artistic talents (music, drama, art, and dance) that will be showcased there upon its completion.
Illuminations is a dramatic and rhythmically exciting overture for band. It is set in three contrasting sections: "Ablaze", "Glistening", and "The Radiance", each with its own character and style.
(Eighth Note Publications)
