Where Mountains Touch the Sky

by
Robert Buckley

Ensemble: Concert Band

Grade: 2

Duration: 03:00

Year of Composition: 2014

Commissioned by: Con Brio Festivals

Publisher: Hal Leonard

Year of Publication: 2014

Publisher Catalog Number: 04003742

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase

Links:

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Sample Audio

Perusal Score 

Instrumentation

Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinet 1
B♭ Clarinet 2,3
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Sax 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpet 1,2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1
Percussion 2
Mallet Percussion
Timpani

Commissioned by the Con Brio Festivals for the Whistler and Sun Peaks Music Festivals Massed Bands, British Columbia, Canada.


Program Notes:

Where Mountains Touch the Sky is a tone poem inspired by springtime in the alpine meadows of British Columbia. While the lofty peaks are still covered with snow, the rivers are flowing and the meadows are coming alive with wildflowers.

(Hal Leonard)


Festival Syllabus Lists

MusicFest Canada (2021-22): B200