Summer Festivals

(4th Movement of "Quebec Mosaic")

by
Robert Buckley

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 5

Year of Composition: 2021

Commissioned by: The Royal 22e Régiment Band (Capt. Vincent Roy, director)

Premiered by: The Royal 22e Régiment Band (Capt. Vincent Roy, director)

Date of Premiere: July 16, 2022

Publisher: self-published

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Composer

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Instrumentation

Piccolo
Flute 1,2
Oboe 1,2
Bassoon 1,2
B♭ Clarinet 1,2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2 (1st doubling B♭ Soprano Sax)
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1,2,3
F Horn 1,2
F Horn 3,4
Trombone 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Spoons, 2 Toms)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Finger Cymbals)
Percussion 3 (Xylophone, Marimba)
Percussion 4 (Bells)
Timpani

Fourth movement of Symphony No. 3, Quebec Mosaic. The complete symphony is in four movements:

I. Autumn's Garland
II. Winter's Light
III. Spring Awakening
IV. Summer Festivals


Program Notes:

The fourth movement is a jubilant celebration of music. A crowd gathers to attend a festival – on the first stage they hear a woodwind ensemble. Then, they move to the second stage where a saxophone quartet is playing and finally to the third stage where there is a brass ensemble. The musicians then bounce the melodies around between the three stages – at first there is a lively interplay and then the tempo slows. Off in the distance a marching band is approaching playing "Vive la Canadienne". As they march closer and closer, the music builds and intensifies into a flourish from each of the stages and a final crescendo to the festive finale.

(Robert Buckley)