Into the Blue
Cait Nishimura
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 2
Duration: 01:30
Year of Composition: 2018
Commissioned by: Ingersoll District C.I. Grade 9 Band (Margot Northcott, director)
Premiered by: Ingersoll District C.I. Grade 9 Band (Margot Northcott, director)
Date of Premiere: May, 2018
Publisher: Cait Nishimura
Year of Publication: 2018
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
Links:
Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Glockenspiel
Snare Drum
Also available in a version for 4-part flexible ensemble.
Program Notes:
Into the Blue is an uplifting, exciting, short piece for concert band that was inspired by the experience of flying above the clouds and into the clear, cloudless, blue sky. Repeated ostinatos represent a constant energy and forward motion, while memorable melodic fragments depict the feeling of soaring through the sky toward a new destination.
(Cait Nishimura)
