Silver Moon is a well-crafted piece that uses percussion color as an integral component of the writing; four percussionists plus timpani and piano are fully engaged throughout the work. While the music is through-composed, several contrasting sections…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the book series, “Peter and the Starcatchers,” this rousing piece captures the innocence, adventure, danger, and wonderment of the early days of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys as they travel the seas in search of the magical “star stuff.” The intense…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
2017-18 J.W. Pepper Editor's Choice Selection Such Small Things is a gift to the composer’s baby daughter. The sweeping ballad simultaneously celebrates the anticipation of life and the joy that her life has brought into the world. Sparkling percussion and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Such Small Things is a gift to the composer’s baby daughter. The sweeping ballad simultaneously celebrates the anticipation of life and the joy that her life has brought into the world. Sparkling percussion and rich harmonies in the winds make this 3-minute…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Setting of "Goin' Home"
Celebrating the legacy of Marcellus Brown's tenure as director of bands at Boise State University, Through an Open Door is a lush setting of the spiritual Goin' Home (Dvorák) that cleverly marries the chromatic spelling of "MARCELLUS…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of four communities to form one school, Through the Horizon features a simple four-note motive representing those communities is given a sparkling backdrop of mallet percussion and wind chimes…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Towards Joy is 6 minutes of exuberance, sparkle, and celebration inspired by three short poems by writer/artist Brian Andreas. This demanding work features a clarinet solo as well as section features for the saxophones, flutes, and percussion.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally a marimba & vibraphone duet written as a wedding gift for my friends Michael & Sara Wood, True Things was inspired by the poem and beautiful watercolor print of the same title by StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas. This poem poignantly…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Commissioned for performance at the 2016 Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, Twitch is a driving, 6-minute showpiece for solo B-flat clarinet and band, which marries syncopated, rhythmic excitement with lush, romantic lyricism.Program NotesTwitch was…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Water Spirits is a feature for 7 percussionists and band that was inspired by the myth of Glaucus and Scylla in Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses.’ In essence, the myth is a love triangle between Glaucus (a mer-man), Scylla (a nymph), and Circe (a witch). In short,…
Style:
Concert Band, Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications