In Saffron Robes
Bill Thomas
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3.5
Duration: 03:45
Year of Composition: 2017
Commissioned by: Aurora Community Band (Gord Shephard, director)
Premiered by: Aurora Concert Band (Gord Shephard, director)
Date of Premiere: July 1, 2017
Publisher: Eighth Note
Year of Publication: 2018
Publisher Catalog Number: CB18363
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Piccolo
Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1 (div.)
B♭ Clarinets 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 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion 1:] Bells
[Mallet Percussion 2:] Vibraphone
[Percussion 1:] Snare Drum, Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Wind Chimes, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals
Commissioned by the Aurora Community Band (Gord Shephard, music director), to commemorate Canada's sesquicentennial.
Program Notes:
The title is a reference to Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn (also known as Eos in Greek mythology) who flies across the sky each morning, heralding the start of the new day. Aurora is referred to in Homer's Iliad:
(Eighth Note Publications)
