Commissioned by the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra (music director, Alan Hutt) and the Bromley Youth Concert Band (music director, Peter Mawson) with funds provided by South East Arts, KYWO, BYCB, and BASBWE. In addition to its premiere and many other domestic performances, Symphony for Winds has been performed abroad (in the United States, by Rodney Winther at the Cincinatti Conservatory of Music) and for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Composer:
Year(s) Composed:
1997
Difficulty:
Grade 6
Duration:
20 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Wind Ensemble: 4(I&II=picc).2(II=eh).6(VI=acl).ecl.bcl.2-2ax.tx.bx-4.4.2.btb.2euph.2-timp.4perc[chi.vib.xyl.glk.cym.scym.sd.4pitcheddrums.td.bd.bng.tri.tam.cbl.ss]-pno/cel-hp.db
Movements:
I. Tribute
II. Chorale
III. Display
Publication Information:
Studio (1998)
Premiered:
Rodney Winther/Kent Youth Wind Orchestra, Benenden School, Kent, United Kingdom, July 14, 1997.
Availability:
Available for Purchase
Recordings:
Resources:
- Studio Music
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music Online
- Ellerby Website
- Smith Program Notes
- WASBE Journal