Ramer Wood Overture
Ryan Meeboer
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 2
Duration: 03:15
Year of Composition: 2012
Commissioned by: Ramer Wood P.S.
Publisher: Eighth Note
Year of Publication: 2012
Publisher Catalog Number: CB12222
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1, 2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1, 2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1, 2
F Horn
Trombone 1, 2
Baritone
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Chimes
[Percussion 1:] Snare Drum, Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Wind Chimes, Tambourine, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Sleigh Bells, Triangle
Commissioned by Ramer Wood Public School, Markham, Ontario (Danica Brokelman, director) to mark the 25th anniversary of the school
Program Notes:
The original [settler] families in Markham were the ones who built Yonge Street, a main artery for the city of Toronto. Lord Simcoe was Governor General and wanted a road to connect the city of York (now Toronto) to the northern areas of the province, and offered land to anyone who would help construct it. A group of Pennsylvania Germans moved in, built a section, and were given land in Markham; Ramer Wood Public School is built on the old Ramer family plot, where they had a woodlot. This piece was composed to reflect both the history of the Ramer family and the celebration of the school's anniversary.
(Eighth Note Publications)
