Swiftriver Passage
Paul Suchan
Ensemble: Wind Orchestra
Grade: 3
Duration: 06:00
Year of Composition: 2013
Commissioned by: North Battleford H.S. Concert Band
Publisher: Eighth Note
Year of Publication: 2015
Publisher Catalog Number: CB15271
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flutes 1,2
Oboe
Bassoons 1,2
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
Timpani
[Mallet Percussion:] Bells, Chimes
[Percussion 1:] Snare Drum, Bass Drum
[Percussion 2:] Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals
Commissioned by the North Battleford H.S. Concert Band and the Living Sky School Division for the Centennial Celebrations of the City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 2013.
Winner of the 2014 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition.
Program Notes:
The title Swiftriver Passage brings to mind three images: the flowing of water down the Saskatchewan River; the passage of time for the people connected to the river; and a rite of passage as the modern community [of North Battleford] enters its second century.
(Paul Suchan)
