ABOUT THE COMPOSER

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 Monuments during the summer of 2006.

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MORE ON MONUMENTS

CONCERT PERFORMANCES
Feb. 17, 2007: City of Lakes Community Band; Paul Kile, conductor - Minneapolis, MN public reading session
Mar. 13, 2007: Brooklyn Center High School Band; Albert Stimson, conductor - Brooklyn Center, MN
Apr. 21, 2007: St. Olaf Valhalla Band; Audrey Duncan, conductor - Northfield, MN
May 30, 2007: Carondelet Catholic School Concert Band; Jeffrey Ruhnke, conductor - Hopkins, MN official premiere
Nov. 20, 2008: Kenwood Trail Middle School 8th Grade Band; Reid Wixson, conductor - Lakeville, MN
Oct. 28, 2014: Edina Symphonic Band; Paul Kile, conductor - Edina, MN VIDEO LINK Listen on YouTube

RECORDINGS
Southwest Memories and other music by Carl Schroeder - Edina Symphonic Band; Paul Kile, conductor - Edina, MN

DETAILS AND PURCHASING INFORMATION

Instrumentation: 2 fl, ob, bsn, 2 cl, a cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax, 2 tpt, hn, 2 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 2 perc
Difficulty Level: Grade 2.5 (Ideal for elementary school, high school and community ensembles.)

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Listen to Recording | Performed by the Edina Symphonic Band (Paul Kile, conductor)