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RINGS |
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ABOUT THE COMPOSITION Rings, a concert band work commissioned for the 2022 Three Rivers Conference Honor Band in southeast Minnesota under the direction of Reid Wixson, was inspired by the Tokyo Olympic Games held in summer 2021 after a year’s postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the spirit of international unity and national pride for athletic achievements offered a respite during difficult times. As the year 2021 marked the 125th anniversary of the first modern Olympics held in Greece in 1896, the number 125 is embedded in much of the music, most notably in themes that begin with the 1st, 2nd and 5th pitches of the B-flat major scale. Composed in summer 2021 and revised in summer 2022, Rings has a duration of two and a half minutes. The composer thanks the Medalist Concert Band under the direction of Jerry Luckhardt for an initial rehearsal reading and feedback session in fall 2021. |
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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 Rings during the summer of 2021 and completed a revised version in summer 2022. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MORE ON RINGS
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Instrumentation:
pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a
sax, t sax, b sax, 3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc PURCHASE A SCORE/PARTS SET ($75) View Premiere Performance | Performed by the Three Rivers Conference Honor Band (Reid Wixson, conductor) |
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