Rescue
E.K.R. Hammell
Ensemble: Wind Band
Grade: 3.5
Duration: 03:15
Year of Composition: 2020
Publisher: E.K.R. Hammell Music
Year of Publication: 2023
Publisher Catalog Number: EH0017A/B
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
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
String Bass
Piano
Percussion 1 (Timpani, Triangle)
Percussion 2 (Glockenspiel, Suspended Cymbal)
Percussion 3 (Marimba/Xylophone, Crash Cymbals)
Percussion 4 (Bass Drum, Tambourine)
Arranged by the composer in 2021 from the original version for orchestra. Orchestral version commissioned by the Kingston Youth Orchestra and the Kingston Symphony Association on the Anniversary of the Youth Orchestra's 50th year, and premiered on May 24, 2022. Band version was the winner of the 2023 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition.
Program Notes:
The inspiration behind Rescue, while giving impressions of fantastical adventure and heroism, is actually grounded in everyday reality. At its heart, this piece is for young people, about young people. In our youth, we often rely on people close to us to rescue us from moments of distress. Additionally, our youth is a period when we develop the ability to see beyond our immediate surroundings, and serve a purpose greater than our own. Rescue is a celebration of this exciting, tumultuous time in our lives and everything that becomes of it.
(E.K.R. Hammell)
