ERIC EWAZEN

for Wind Ensemble

Perusal Perusal FULL SCORE Eric Ewazen Flight for Wind Ensemble

Commissioned in Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Powered Flight

INSTRUMENTATION 2-FULL SCORE 3-1st TRUMPET in Bb 1-DOUBLE BASS 1-PICCOLO 3-2nd TRUMPET in Bb 1-TIMPANI 6-1st FLUTE 3-3rd TRUMPET in Bb 2-1st PERCUSSION: Bell Tree, Tam- 6-2nd FLUTE 1-1st HORN in F tam, Snare Drum, Crash and 1-1st OBOE 1-2nd HORN in F Suspended Cymbals, Tom-toms 1-2nd OBOE 1-3rd HORN in F 2-2nd PERCUSSION: Bells, Crotales, Chimes, Snare Drum, 4-1st CLARINET in Bb 1-4th HORN in F Wood Blocks, Suspended Cymbals 4-2nd CLARINET in Bb 2-1st TROMBONE 1-3rd PERCUSSION: Vibraphone 4-3rd CLARINET in Bb 2-2nd TROMBONE 1-4th PERCUSSION: Marimba 2-BASS CLARINET IN Bb 2-BASS TROMBONE

1-CONTRA ALTO or CONTRA 2-EUPHONIUM in Treble Clef BASS CLARINET 3-EUPHONIUM in Bass Clef 1-1st BASSOON 6-TUBA 1-2nd BASSOON 2-1st ALTO SAXOPHONE in Eb 2-2nd ALTO SAXOPHONE in Eb 2-TENOR SAXOPHONE in Bb 1-BARITONE SAXOPHONE in Eb

I. A View from the Heavens ...... 3 II. Above the Storm and the Fray ...... 51

III. Through Azure Skies Toward a Golden Sun ..... 103

Duration: Approx. 19 Minutes Perusal (I. 5:45, II. 6:30, III. 6:15)

Copyright © 2004 Southern Music Company (ASCAP). International Copyright secured. All rights reserved. Program Notes

Flight, was commissioned in 2001 and is gratefully dedicated to the USAF Heritage of America Band and its conductor, Major Larry Lang, for the 100th anniversary of powered flight, December 17, 2003. Eric Ewazen, the composer is a member of the Juilliard faculty, and many ensembles around the world perform his works. Flight is a three-movement piece. The first movement, "A View from the Heavens," shows the beauty and splendor of the earth below, with its magical colors of every hue, gentle clouds floating over the land, and its ever- changing landscapes. The second movement, "Above the Storm and the Fray," depicts moments of atmospheric drama when storms rage, thunder crashes and ominous clouds loom on the horizon. The third movement, "Through Azure Skies toward the Golden Sun," represents calm and peacefulness returning after the storm clouds have disappeared. Flight culminates in lively but lyrical gestures, giving the listener the sensation of gliding on prevailing winds, soaring through the air and up into the heavens.

About the Composer

Eric Ewazen was born in 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied composition with , Milton Babbitt, Warren Benson, Gunther Schuller, and at the , Tanglewood and The Juilliard School, where he received his DMA. He has been a member of the faculty at Juilliard since 1980, composer-in-residence with the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble of New York City, lecturer for the 's Musical Encounter Series and vice-president of the League of Composers-ISCM. A recipient of numerous composition awards and prizes, his works have been commissioned and performed by many chamber ensembles and orchestras around the world. Soloists in performance of his music include members of the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the , the Chicago Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic. His music has been heard at festivals such as Woodstock, Tanglewood, Aspen, Caramoor, and the Music Academy of the West. His chamber music and his sonatas for wind and brass instruments have quickly become staples of the repertory. Southern Music Company has published a number of compositions by Dr. Ewazen, including his sonatas for trumpet, horn and trombone; the Concerto for Tuba (or Bass Trombone); Concerto for Trumpet and Strings; Roaring Fork Quintet (woodwind quintet); Ballade for Trombone (or Bass Trombone) and Piano; Ballade, Pastorale and Dance for Flute, Hom and Piano; Down a River of Time, a concerto for oboe; and Trio for Trumpet, Violin and Piano. Well-Tempered Productions has released two all-Ewazen compact discs, featuring, among other ensembles and soloists, the American Brass Quintet and the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. In addition, Albany Records has also released two all-Ewazen compact discs: "Bass Hits" which includes a variety of compositions featuring the Bass Trombone played by some of the most renowned performers on that instrument, and "Orchestra Music and Concertos". Among his recorded works are the Symphony in Brass (Summit Brass on Summit Records), Colchester Fantasy (American Brass Quintet on Summit Records, and the Center City Brass Quintet on d'Note Records), Sonata for Trombone (Joseph Alessi on Cala Records), Trio for Trumpet, Violin and Piano (Philip Smith on Cala Records), The Diamond World (the Ahn Trio on EMI Classics), Ballad for Clarinet, Harp, and String Orchestra (CRS Records), The Tiger (Robert White, tenor, on Hyperion), Roaring Fork Quintet (Borealis Wind Quintet on Helicon), Ballade, Pastorale and Dance (Margaret Swinchoski on Albany Records), Dagon II (David Taylor on New World Records), and Shadowcatcher (the American Brass Quintet accompanied by the Juilliard Wind Ensemble on New World Records). Perusal

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