SKU: PR.114419810

ISBN 9781491136638. UPC: 680160681921.

Stacy Garrop’s ROAD WARRIOR is music of real-life tragedy, expressed through the power of a trumpet/organ duo. Drawing inspiration from Neil Peart’s autobiographical book, “Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road,” Garrop’s work grieves the loss of a friend’s young son and the journey to healing. ROAD WARRIOR’s evocative movement titles are drawn from passages in Peart’s book:1. I Am the Ghost Rider2. My Little Baby Soul3. Are You With Me Here?.
When Clarion members Keith Benjamin (trumpet), Melody Steed (organ), and I initially discussed possible topics for a new piece, Keith brought up his son Cameron, who had passed away at the age of seven from leukemia. While Cameron’s life ended too soon, he left an indelible and lasting mark on his those surrounding him. Keith asked if I could commemorate Cameron musically.In talking over possible ways to do this, Keith mentioned the book Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road. The book was written by Neil Peart, who is well-known as the longtime drummer and lyricist of the band Rush. Peart suffered the heartbreaking loss of his daughter in 1997, followed by his wife 10 months later. In an effort to work through the grieving process, Peart did what his wife suggested before she passed: he got onto his motorcycle and hit the open road. Ghost Rider chronicles a year of Peart’s life in which he drove for 55,000 miles, zigzagging his way across Canada, the western portion of the United States, Mexico, and Belize. Peart’s powerful story illustrates how he coped with immense loss and eventually emerged on the other side to once again embrace life. Keith had found Peart’s book helpful in dealing with Cameron’s death; moreover, Mr. Peart sent Cameron a signed cymbal while he was in the hospital undergoing treatment. This unexpected gesture of compassion and generosity meant the world to both Cameron and Keith.I chose three phrases from Peart’s book to serve as the inspiration for the movements in Road Warrior. In the first movement, I am the ghost rider, I imagined the performers to be howling phantoms that are haunting drivers on a nearly deserted highway. Peart often mentioned that he felt haunted by ghosts from the past while on his journey, and sometimes felt like a ghost himself, moving through an immaterial world as he rode from town to town. The second movement, My little baby soul, references Peart’s wording to define his own inner essence that he was trying to protect and nurture while on his journey. In this gentle movement, I capture the innocence and simplicity of a newborn soul. The piece concludes with Are you with me here? In this movement, I depict the performers as they search to find connections to those they have lost, and to those still living.Over the course of his travels, Peart kept up a steady letter correspondence with his close friend Brutus. In one of his first letters, he repeatedly asks Brutus if he is with him in spirit. I found it to be very poignant that while in his self-imposed exile, Peart discovered that he still needed connections to humanity.I wish to thank Mr. Peart for granting me permission to use his phrases as the movement titles, and for serving as the inspiration for Road Warrior. Rarely do any of us make it through our lives without being touched by the loss of someone dear to us. I found Peart’s insights into his grieving and recovery process to be insightful, eloquent, and surprisingly comforting. His journey is a touching reminder that with enough fortitude and time, we can work through what fate deals us and continue down our own road of life.

SKU: AP.45152

ISBN 9781470632847. UPC: 038081516318. English.

For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Ukulele format provides melody, chords, and lyrics for easy strum and sing performance---plus suggested strum patterns and TAB for any integral hook parts. This Classic Rock edition features songs spanning three decades from such artists as Chicago, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and many more! Titles: 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * Baby It's You (Smith) * Behind Blue Eyes (The Who) * Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) * Can't You See (The Marshall Tucker Band) * The Chain (Fleetwood Mac) * The Circle Game (Joni Mitchell) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen) * Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Chicago) * Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac) * Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin) * Hit Me with Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar) * Hold the Line (Toto) * Hold Your Head Up (Argent) * I Hear You Knocking (Dave Edmunds) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * Let's Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones) * The Letter (The Box Tops) * Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs) * Life in the Fast Lane (The Eagles) * Light My Fire (The Doors) * Lola (The Kinks) * Marrakesh Express (Crosby, Stills and Nash) * Only Women Bleed (Alice Cooper) * Open Arms (Journey) * Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) * Paint It, Black (The Rolling Stones) * Pinball Wizard (The Who) * Riders on the Storm (The Doors) * Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Journey) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * She's Not There (The Zombies) * Space Oddity (David Bowie) * Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum) * Stairway to Hea.

SKU: AP.43668S

UPC: 038081502106. English.

The tempo of this recognizable rock tune by The Doors is 110 BPM with a written-out piano solo, accessible brass, and easy rhythms. You'll have a hit for any concert setting! (2:49).