Inspired by the dwarf planet and Greek goddess of the same name, Chasing Eris is dark and energetic in nature and evokes images of the great distances and uncertainty associated with space exploration.Program NotesChasing Eris draws its inspiration from two…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Study in Disembodied Consciousness
Loosely depicting the composer's take on an out-of-body experience, this advanced work fully exploits the many colors a wind ensemble can produce and takes listeners on an incredible journey "into the void".Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Combining a twisted original lullaby, a thrilling soundscape, and an indescribable entity, Nightmare Fuel takes audiences through a sonic psychological thriller. Through use of an optional click track, this recurring nightmare will surely bring a cinematic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Refracted Moonlight is a masterfully crafted interpretation of motives & melodies from Debussy's "Claire de Lune" viewed through the filter of the octatonic scale. Although Cairns uses fragments of Debussy's piece, this is an imaginative, purely original…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Road Less Traveled is a cinematically-inspired work that depicts hiking to a mountain summit while also calling for musicians and audiences to pursue their own individual summits in their own lives.Program NotesThe Road Less Traveled is an allegorical…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A fantastic closer to any concert program, A Thousand Inner Voices is sure to challenge musicians and audiences with learning to live with the voices in our heads. This piece was created in collaboration with Dr. Kaitlin Bove and the …And We Were Heard…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Until We Meet Again reminds the listener that losing someone or something is a part of life. It’s inevitable to find ourselves in a low place due to missing a time of happiness and joy. However, the memories we make can help us relive these times and maybe…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As the World Waits is a response to 2020 that serves as a call to action to help one another overcome adversity in the darkest of times. Through developing a single motif from beginning to end, this piece will make performers and audiences alike experience…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Like a wind-up watch losing the ability to keep time, Wind Down begins with lively, upbeat material before gradually calming down into a slow coda.Program NotesThe concept behind Wind Down was my desire to take a common structural model and turn it upside…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications