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LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL BLUES
In memory of Bill Harrison, Dale Peterson, |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSITION Lake Harriet Bandshell Blues is an original work for concert band by Carl Schroeder composed in the blues and Dixieland style, inspired by the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as by the composer’s time performing in the Calhoun-Isles Dixieland Band, an ensemble of amateur musicians drawn from the Calhoun-Isles Community Band, which is now known as the City of Lakes Community Band. It is dedicated to four former members of the Calhoun-Isles Dixieland Band who passed away between 2015 and 2021: Bill Harrison, Dale Peterson, Dick Sandmann and Ralph Sowden. Lake Harriet Bandshell Blues has an approximate duration of 3 minutes. The difficulty level is grade 3, appropriate for high school, college and community bands. |
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Carl Schroeder of Minneapolis, Minnesota, composes music for concert band, orchestra, choir, chamber ensembles and solo piano that often draws inspiration from American history, current events, natural surroundings and memories. His large ensemble music has been performed by more than 40 concert bands, orchestras and choirs, including the Air Force Band of Mid-America, Minnesota Youth Symphonies and Chamber Choir Kyiv. He has written works on commissions from the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Minnesota State Band, Cornell University Symphonic Band, Southwest Wind Ensemble, Calhoun-Isles Community Band, Wells Fargo Chorus and other ensembles and individuals. His music is featured on five CD recordings, his choral work Two December Carols is published by Boosey & Hawkes, and his concert band work Spin is published by C. Alan Publications. Schroeder is a 2005 graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he studied composition primarily with Timothy Mahr and Peter Hamlin. In 2001, he was named "Composer with Most Potential" by the Minnesota Music Educators Association, and in 2004 he was one of three under-25 American composers chosen to participate in the National Band Association’s Young Composer Mentor Project, where he took lessons with composers Mark Camphouse, Donald Grantham and Dana Wilson. He composed Lake Harriet Bandshell Blues in spring 2021. ABOUT THE COVER ARTWORK The artwork on the conductor score cover is from Lake Harriet Bandshell, a cut paper collage created by Helen Schroeder. More information about the artwork and artist is available at www.lindenleafdesigns.com. Copyright © Helen Schroeder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MORE ON LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL BLUES
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