A Winter Dawn

by
E.K.R. Hammell
arranged by: E.K.R. Hammell

Ensemble: Wind Band

Grade: 2.5

Duration: 03:45

Year of Composition: 2017

Premiered by: Cambrian College Wind Ensemble. Dylan Rook Maddix, director

Publisher: E.K.R. Hammell Music

Year of Publication: 2019

Publisher Catalog Number: EH0010A/B

Available: Yes

How to Acquire: Composer, Purchase

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Sample Audio

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Instrumentation

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
F Horns 1,2
Trombones 1,2
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion 1,2,3

Arranged for band in 2019 by the composer, from the original version for SATB chorus.


Program Notes:

Based on the arrestingly stark poem of the same name by L.M. Montgomery. Feelings of both physical and spiritual awakening merge with atmospheric imagery of snow, wind, and sky.

(Program note by E.K.R. Hammell)