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ABOUT THE COMPOSITION Monuments (2006), composed by Carl Schroeder, was commissioned by the Carondelet Catholic School Concert Band, an elementary ensemble from Minneapolis, Minnesota under the direction of Jeffrey Ruhnke. Monuments has an approximate performance time of 3 minutes. The difficulty level is grade 2.5, appropriate for advanced elementary, high school and community bands. |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER 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 Monuments during the summer of 2006. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MORE ON MONUMENTS CONCERT PERFORMANCES RECORDINGS |
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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 PURCHASE A SCORE OR SCORE/PARTS SET Listen to Recording | Performed by the Edina Symphonic Band (Paul Kile, conductor) |
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