FULL CONDUCTOR SCORE Catalog No: 024-4813-01 Vespers Of Light Robert W. Smith

For reference only.

Not valid for performance. Rising Band Series (Grade levels 1½ – 2) The Rising Band Series is carefully designed and written to serve the performance needs of the developing band program. In addition to providing quality performance literature for your concert program, each title in the series provides an appropriate musical setting for the conductor/teacher to reinforce musical concepts and skills that have been addressed in the first two years of instruction. Written at two grade levels (1 1/2 and 2), the Rising Band Series provides a variety of musical works that employ the note and rhythm sequence used in most band method books. The Rising Band Series is a sound fundamental approach leading to a command of the concert band.

VESPERS OF LIGHT About the Composer Robert W. Smith (b. 1958) is one of the most popular Robert W. Smith and prolific composers in America today. He has over 600 publications in print with the majority composed and Instrumentation arranged through his long association with Warner Bros. Publications and the Belwin catalog. Full Conductor Score...... 1 Flute...... 10 Mr. Smith’s credits include many compositions and Oboe...... 2 productions in all areas of the music field. His original 1st B Clarinet...... 6  works for winds and percussion have been programmed by countless military, 2nd B Clarinet...... 6 university, high school, and middle school bands throughout the United States, B Bass Clarinet...... 2 Canada, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia. His Symphony #1 (The Bassoon ...... 2 Divine Comedy), Symphony #2 (The Odyssey), Symphony #3 (Don Quixote), E Alto Saxophone...... 8 Inchon and Africa: Ceremony, Song and Ritual have received worldwide critical B Tenor Saxophone...... 2 acclaim. His educational compositions such as The Tempest, Encanto, and E Baritone Saxophone...... 2 1st B Trumpet...... 5 The Great Locomotive Chase have become standards for developing bands 2nd B Trumpet...... 5 throughout the world. F Horn...... 4 Trombone...... 6 Mr. Smith’s music has received extensive airplay on major network television Baritone B.C...... 2 as well as inclusion in multiple motion pictures. From professional ensembles Baritone T.C...... 2 such as the United States Navy Band, United States Air Force Band, Boston Tuba...... 4 Pops and the Atlanta Symphony to school bands and orchestras throughout the Mallet Percussion: Bells, Vibraphone, Chimes...... 4 world, his music speaks to audiences in any concert setting. As a conductor, Timpani...... 1 clinician and keynote speaker, Mr. Smith has performed throughout North Percussion 1: Mark Tree/Wind Chimes, Triangle...... 2 America, Asia, South America, Europe and Australia. His music has been Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal...... 1 recorded by various ensembles and is available on CD and download through Piano/Keyboard (optional)...... 1 Walking Frog Records, iTunes, Amazon, and other recorded music outlets.

About the Music Mr. Smith is the President/CEO of RWS Music Company, exclusively distributed through C. L. Barnhouse. In addition, he is currently teaching in Liturgical ceremonies throughout the year provide images of beautiful lights the Music Industry program at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. His teaching in sacred and solemn remembrance. Using the shimmering of candles as responsibilities are focused in music composition, production, publishing and a musical metaphor, composer Robert W. Smith has created this beautiful business. composition inspired by candlelit vespers during the holidays, Easter and other times of the year. Through shimmering trills in the woodwinds to lush harmonies and chordal dissonances in the full band, Vespers Of Light is a 2019 Concert Band CD quiet and reflective musical experience for all. WFR399 Notes to Conductor FOREVER FLYING Harmonic balance is the key to a successful performance of this piece. For The Washington Winds, example, in m. 1, the Eb major chord supports the melodic line. In m. 2, the Edward S. Petersen – Conductor Eb major continues to sustain in the trumpets while the remainder of the band CONTENTS: Outrider (McBride), Voice Of America drops to a Db major chord. The balance between the two triads is critical to March (K. L. King/arr. Swearingen), Starship Legacy the overall effect. This polytonality experience provides an excellent teaching (Chattaway), Island Breezes (Huckeby), The Codebreakers (Budiansky), Nordic Adventure Foropportunity for the developingreference musician. only.(Katheryn Fenske), Vanguard Fanfare (Romeyn), The Swashbucklers March (Romeyn), Evil Jungle Prince (Neeck), Hymn To St. Avold (C. T. Smith), The Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow The trills in the woodwinds should be gentle throughout alluding to the (Romeyn), Dem Bones (Shaffer), Winds Of Joy (Weller), Red River Valley (arr. Glover), In shimmering of light from candles in a liturgical ceremony. Please note all trills Times Of Turbulence (R. W. Smith), Modal Song and Dance (del Borgo), Jambo, Rafkiki! are diatonic. This will allow the introduction and reinforcement of whole step (Webb), Salute To Liberty (Swearingen), Windsong (Chattaway), Dress Blues (Hammonds), trills. At The Water’s Edge (Romeyn), Skyward Bound (Swearingen), Rumble And Roar! (Neeck), Trans-America March (R. W. Smith), Forever Flying (Swearingen), Let’s Do This! (Benson), I have carefully notated dynamic shaping throughout. Please ask the musicians Ghost Host (Eveland), The King’s Crown (Romeyn), Challenge Accepted! (McBride), Danza to pay special attention to the shape of the decrescendo. The interpretation Del Mambo (R. W. Smith ), This Land Is Your Land (Guthrie/arr. A. Clark) should be more rounded avoidingNot a subito drop in dynamicvalid level. for performance. Stagger breathing will be very important throughout. Please ask the musicians to stagger breathe unless a rest is notated. Lower woodwinds that may have only one on a part should stagger breathe with each other as well as the tuba to insure the presence of the bass line.

Vespers Of Light is written as a musically mature work for the developing band. It is my hope the musicians will enjoy the challenge and find the beauty of lyricism in their musical performance. Best wishes for a wonderful performance! LICENSING THIS WORK Visit barnhouse.com to obtain information on mechanical (recording) or derivative (arranging) licenses. Conductor Score VESPERS OF LIGHT Robert W. Smith 024-4813-00 (ASCAP) Gently (all trills are diatonic) Div. q = 80 5 Ÿ Ÿ Flute w w w b 4 w w w bw & b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ p F p F Oboe b 4 & b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

1st B Clarinet b 4 & b 4 Œ œ Œ œ wb Œ œ . j ˙. œ œ wb œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w P F P F F 2nd B Clarinet b 4 & b 4 Œ œ wb Œ œ wb Œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w P B Bass Clarinet F P F F b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & 4 ˙. w w w œ Bassoon P ? b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w w œ . b b 4 (all trills are diatonic) ˙ Div. P E Alto Saxophone Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸ b 4 w w w bw nw w w & 4 w w w w w p F(all trills are diatonic) p F

B Tenor Saxophone Ÿ Ÿ b w wb w ŸŸ Ÿ & b 4 wb w w w w p F p F E Baritone Saxophone b & 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w w œ ˙. P Gently 5

1st B Trumpet q = 80 b 4 & b 4 w w w w w w ∑ ∑ p F p F P 2nd B Trumpet b 4 & b 4 w w w w w w ∑ ∑ p F p F P F Horn b 4 & b 4 w wb w wb w w w œ ˙. p F p F Trombone w ˙ ? b 4 w w œ . b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ P Baritone ? b 4 w w w œ ˙. b b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ P Tuba 4 ? b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b w w w œ Mallet Percussion: Bells/Vibes ˙. Bells P Vibraphone b b b 4 ∑ Œ ˙. ∑  ˙ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Chimes For& 4reference only. (B , E ) b b F P Timpani B , E ? b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b b b 4 Mark Tree/Wind Chimes Percussion 1: X X Mark Tree/Wind Chimes 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Triangle  4 Sus. Cym. (let all cyms. vibrateF unless noted) Percussion 2: 4 j j Suspended Cymbal  4 X Notx ‰Œ valid X forx ‰Œ  performance.∑ ∑ ∑ X p F p F p b 4 & b b 4 w w w w Œ j Piano/Keyboard w wb w w wbw œ œ. œ œ ˙ w (optional) œ œ œ. ˙ œ p F p F F ? b 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b w w w œ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ˙8. © 2019 Birch Island Music Press (ASCAP), P. O. Box 680, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 USA International Copyright Secured. All Rights reserved. Printed in U. S. A. WARNING! This composition is protected by copyright law. To copy or reproduce it by any means is an infringement of the copyright law. 13 a2 Div. Ÿ Ÿ Flute w w w w bb Œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙. w w w w w & b œ J œ F Oboe bb Œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ w ∑  œ œ w Œ œ œ œ & b œ J ˙ F F (all trills are diatonic) 1st Clar. Ÿ Ÿ & b Œ œ . j ˙. w ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ w ˙ w (all trills are diatonic) 2nd Clar. Ÿ Ÿ & b Œ œ . j œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w

B. Clar. b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & ˙. w w w œ Bsn. ? bbb w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

a2 ŸŸ ŸŸ A. Sax. w w w w œ œ œ œ w & w w w Œ œ w Œ œ

T. Sax. ŸŸ Ÿ & b w w w w Œ ˙. w Œ ˙. w

B. Sax. & w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 13

1st Trpt. & b w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ p F 2nd Trpt. & b w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ p F Horn b w & b w w w œ ˙.  œ œ w  œ œ

Tbn. ? w w w œ ˙. bbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Bar. ? w ˙. ˙. w ˙. w bbb w w œ Œ Œ

Tuba ? bbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w w œ ˙. Bells F F Mlt. 1 b ∑ œ w Œ œ œ & b b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ˙  œ ˙ œ ˙Vibes ˙ w ˙ ˙ w For reference only.p F p F Timp. ? bbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Perc. 1 X  ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Perc. 2  xj ‰Œ  Not∑ valid∑ X forxj ‰Œ performance. ∑ ∑ X F p F p b & b b Œ j ˙ ˙ œ œ. œ œ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w Piano œ œ œ. ˙ œ ˙ w ˙ w ? bbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w w œ ˙. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

- 4 - 22 a tempo rit. a2 Ÿ Flute w w w w w bb w w w w w Œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙. w & b œ J œ F Oboe w bb  œ œ w w w Œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ w & b œ J ˙ F 1st Clar. Ÿ & b ˙ ˙ Œ œ . j ˙. ˙ w ˙ w w œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w F 2nd Clar. Ÿ & b Œ œ . j ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w w œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w F B. Clar. b ∑ & ˙. œ w w ˙. w w w w œ P P F Bsn. ? bbb ˙. œ w w ∑ w w w w œ ˙.

P P FDiv. Ÿ Ÿ A. Sax. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w w w w w & Œ œ w Œ œ œ œ w w w F T. Sax. Ÿ Ÿ & b Œ ˙. w Œ ˙. w w w w w w F B. Sax. & ˙. œ w w ∑ w w w w œ ˙. P P F a tempo rit. 22 1st Trpt. & b w w w w w w w ∑ ∑ P F 2nd Trpt. b ∑ ∑ & w w w w w w w P F Horn b & b  œ œ w  œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w w w w œ ˙. F Tbn. ? w w w w œ ˙. bbb w w w w P F Bar. ? ˙. w ˙. w w w ˙. bbb Œ Œ w w œ F Tuba ? bb ∑ b w w w œ ˙. œ w w w ˙. P P F F Bells/Vibes Mlt. 1 b w œ w ∑ & b b ˙  œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Forp referenceF p F only.P F Timp. ? bb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑  w w w œ . b w    ˙ π F Perc. 1 X  ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ F Perc. 2  xj‰Œ  Not∑ valid∑ ∑ forX xperformance.j‰Œ  ∑ ∑ X F p F p b b b Œ j & ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w w œ œ. œ w Piano ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w w œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ ˙ F ? bb ∑ b w w w œ ˙. œ w w w ˙. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

- 5 - 30 Div. œ Flute ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ ˙ œ œ bb Œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙. w ˙ ˙ w Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ & b œ J œ P Oboe b œ œ b b Œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ & œ J w P 1st Clar. & b Œ œ . j ˙. w ∑ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ w œ œ œ P 2nd Clar. & b Œ œ . j ∑ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ w œ œ œ P B. Clar. b Œ Œ & ˙. w w w œ ˙. w ˙. w P Bsn. ? b w w w œ b b ˙. Œ ˙. w Œ ˙. w P a2 A. Sax. w Ÿ Ÿ & w w w w ∑ Œ ˙ œ w œ œ œ œ œ P T. Sax. Ÿ Ÿ & b w w w w Œ ˙. w Œ ˙. w P B. Sax. w w w œ Œ Œ & ˙. ˙. w ˙. w 30 P 1st Trpt. œ & b w w w œ ˙. ˙ ˙ w Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ p F P 2nd Trpt. b . Œ & w w w œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ ˙ œ œ p F P Horn b & b w w w œ ˙. ∑ Œ ˙ œ w œ œ œ œ œ P Tbn. ? w w w œ ˙. ˙. w ˙. w bbb Œ Œ P Bar. ? b w w w œ ˙. b b Œ ˙. w Œ ˙. w P(opt.) Tuba ? bb Œ Œ b w w w œ (˙.) ()w (˙.) ()w ˙. ˙. w ˙. w

(Vibe Player to Chimes if personnel requires) ChimesP Mlt. 1 b & b b œ œ œ œ œ w ∑ w ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ For reference only.œ F Timp. ? bb w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b    Perc. 1 X  ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ F Perc. 2  xj ‰Œ  Not∑ valid∑ for∑ X performance.xj ‰Œ  ∑ ∑ F p F bbb Œ j Œ œ œ & œ œ. œ w ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ ˙ œ œ Piano œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ ˙ P ? bb Œ Œ b w w w œ ˙. w ˙. w ˙. ˙ w ˙ w 26 27 28 29 30. 31 .32 33

- 6 - 40 a tempo rit. Div. a2 w Ÿ w Ÿ Flute b ˙ ˙ w w w w w w w w bw & b b p F p F Oboe b w w w & b b ˙ ˙ w w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

1st Clar. & b Œ œ ˙ w w w Œ œ Œ œ wb ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wb œ œ P F P F 2nd Clar. & b Œ œ ˙ Œ œ Œ œ wb ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ w w w œ œ wb œ œ P F P F B. Clar. & b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w w w w w

Bsn. ? b b b w w w w w w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Div. Ÿ Ÿ A. Sax. w w w bw & Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w w w w w p F p F Ÿ Ÿ T. Sax. w wb w & b w w w w w w wb p F p F B. Sax. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & w w w w w w

rit. 40 a tempo 1st Trpt. & b ˙ ˙ w w w w w w w w w p F p F 2nd Trpt. b w w w w & ˙ ˙ w w w w w p F p F Horn b & b Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w w w w wb w wb p F p F Tbn. ? w w w w w w bbb ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

Bar. ? b w w w w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b w w

Tuba ? b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b ()w ()w ()w ()w (w) w w w w w

Bells/Vibes Mlt. 1 b For& b b w reference∑ ∑ ∑  only.˙ ˙ ˙ ∑ Œ ˙. ∑  ˙ F P Timp. ? b b b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ w w ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ P Perc. 1 X X  ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ F Perc. 2 j Not validj for performance.j  X x ‰Œ  ∑ X x ‰Œ  ∑ X x ‰Œ  ∑ X p F p F p F p bb w w w w & b ˙ ˙ w w w w w w ww w w Piano ˙ ˙ w w ww w w wb wb p F p F ? b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ b b w w w w w w w w w w 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 - 7 - a2 Div. U Flute bb Œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙. w w w 2 ∑ 4 w ∑ & b œ J œ 4 4 P U Oboe bb Œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙ w 2 ∑ 4 ∑ & b œ J ˙ w w 4 4 w P 1st Clar. 2 4 U & b Œ œ . j ˙. w Œ œ w 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ P 2nd Clar. 2 4 U & b Œ œ . j Œ œ 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w œ œ wb P U B. Clar. b ∑ ∑ 2 ∑ 4 ∑ & ˙. 4 4 w w w œ w P P Bsn. ? 2 4 U bbb w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ P P U A. Sax. w ŸŸ Ÿ w w w & w w w w w 42 ∑ 4 ∑ P Ÿ U T. Sax. ŸŸ w wb w & b w w w w 42 ∑ 4 ∑ P B. Sax. 2 4 U & w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ P P

1st Trpt. 2 4 U & b w w w œ ˙. w w 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ p F P 2nd Trpt. 2 4 U & b w w w œ ˙. w w 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ p F P U Horn bb Œ œ w 2 ∑ 4 ∑ & w w w œ ˙. œ œ 4 4 w P P U Tbn. ? w w w œ ˙. 2 4 w bbb ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ P P Bar. ? w ˙. 2 4 U bbb w w œ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 w ∑ P P U Tuba ? b 2 4 b b ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ w w w œ ˙. w Bells only P P (on release) Mlt. 1 b 2 4 U w & b b œ œ œ œ œ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ For reference œonly. P Timp. ? 2 4 U bbb w w w œ ˙. ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 w ∑     Triangle p P (on release) U T Perc. 1 2 4 X  ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4

dampen P P Perc. 2 j Not valid forj performance.2 4 U  x ‰Œ  ∑ ∑ X x ‰Œ  X 4 ∑ 4 ∑ ∑ F p F p b U b b Œ j w ww 2 ∑ 4 ∑ & œ œ. œ w w w 4 4 w Piano œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w P œ œ wb w U ? b œ 2 4 b b Œ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ w w w œ ˙. w 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 - 8 -