Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-3690-01

Gary Stotts Dec.13, 1944-July 1, 2007. Concert Band. Gems of the Concert Band Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR358). Extra full score. Composed 2008. Duration 4 minutes, 19 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-3690-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-3690-01).

Noted composer James Swearingen offers a personal tribute to a dear friend's passing with this highly emotional work. Beautiful themes coupled with the hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name, provide the perfect opportunity to reflect on the importance of people who touch our daily lives. You'll appreciate the way this popular composer scores his music, and the inclusion of an optional handbell choir for four people is a creative addition to a piece that is simply stunning in its overall design. Very uplifting and very appropriate for any school or band that recently has lost a friend..

About Gems of the Concert Band

A series of transcriptions and other works in varying styles, representative of the programming of the Great American Classic Concert Band era of a century ago, as exemplified by John Phillip Sousa, Edwin Franko Goldman, Karl L. King, and Leonard B. Smith