Prairie Wedding
Kenley Kristofferson
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 3
Duration: 04:00
Year of Composition: 2012
Publisher: Daehn (C.L. Barnhouse)
Year of Publication: 2014
Publisher Catalog Number: LDP-7219-00
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinets 1,2,3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxes 1,2
Bb Tenor Sax
Eb Baritone
Bb Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2,3
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Chimes, Xylophone
[Percussion 1:] Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Triangle, Tambourine, Suspended Cymbal
Program Notes:
Prairie Wedding was my submission to the 2012 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition, which I enter every year. I love that competition – it’s friendly, it’s encouraging and it promotes Canadian composers to write. While I was thinking about what my 2012 entry was going to be, my wife and I were planning our wedding. Okay, let’s be honest – she was planning the wedding, I was trying to help but mostly getting in the way. At that point, it was clear what the topic should be.
The piece is inspired by a wedding in the endless and open feel of the Canadian Prairies. Bells ringing through the big sky, long grass swaying around the bride and groom… (That’s not exactly what my wedding was, not even close, actually… but it was inspiring!)
(Kenley Kristofferson)
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