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CAPITOL FANFARE
Commissioned by the
MINNESOTA STATE BAND of
St. Paul, Minnesota, |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSITION Capitol Fanfare, composed in 2017 by Carl Schroeder, is a work for concert band commissioned by the Minnesota State Band of St. Paul, Minnesota, Keith Liuzzi, conductor, written in celebration of the reopening of the Minnesota State Capitol in August 2017 upon the completion of the State Capitol Restoration Project. The work incorporates a portion of the Minnesota state song, Hail! Minnesota, which was composed in 1904 by Truman Rickard. Capitol Fanfare has an approximate performance time of 3 1/2 minutes. The difficulty level is grade 3, appropriate for high school, college and community bands. |
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Carl Schroeder (b. 1982) 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 nearly 50 concert bands, orchestras and choirs, including the Air Force Band of Mid-America, Minnesota Youth Symphonies and Ukraine’s Chamber Choir Kyiv. He has written commissioned works for the City of Lakes Community Band, Cornell University Symphonic Band, Minnesota State Band, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Southwest Wind Ensemble, Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Valley Winds, Wells Fargo Chorus and other ensembles and individuals. His published compositions include the concert band work Spin, the choral work Two December Carols and the piano solo 88 Keys, and six CDs of his music have been released. He is also the author of two books in the Fenn and Zorro series of novels told through correspondence. A 2005 graduate of St. Olaf College, he studied composition primarily with Timothy Mahr and Peter Hamlin. He composed Capitol Fanfare in the spring of 2017. ABOUT THE COVER ARTWORK The artwork on the conductor score cover is from St. Paul: The Capital City, a cut paper collage created by Helen Schroeder. More information about the artwork and artist is available at Milkweed and Co. Copyright © Helen Schroeder. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MORE ON CAPITOL FANFARE
A NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER The Minnesota State Band did an excellent job with the premiere on a beautiful sunny summer day in August 2017 outside the Capitol building, and like all premieres, it left me inspired to go off and start writing the next new piece. I’m grateful to Keith for this commission and for all his support during the past two decades years dating back to my time at Minneapolis Southwest High School. – Carl Schroeder, July 2019
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