"What Lies Ahead" Concert Band - Kyle H. (UncleRed99) ... a short, but BIG proud score for concert band..

I'd never written for concert band before, however, that's the only ensemble, aside from one performance, that I've ever rehearsed and performed a production within...

So I am very familiar with how the instrumentation is utilized in concert band scores. This was inspired by some work from another collegue of mine, that with their permission, I was allowed to put my own "twist" on it, and it is very very far from it's original form... I suppose that makes it more original than arrangement, but ah. I can't take all the credit for it if I didn't conjure it up myself from scratch. It's very short, and I didn't really have any intent on developing it into a more lengthy, complete piece, despite my desire to do so... I think it's quite extravigant, triumphant and reminds me of a hopeful feeling.

I suppose the idea is that it can be used, potentially as an opener piece for a band somewhere, somehow. lol

Let me know what y'all think

P.S. Yes, I know there are a couple of engraving errors, such as Dynamic marking placements for example. The score isn’t a polished and finished product, 100% as of right now. Just an FYI 😅 Thanks!!

-Unc

whatliesahead.pdf

Wow, this sounds truly symphonic.

I really liked it.

To be honest, the whole business of bands is a bit of a mystery. Where I live, there are loads of them – they’re street bands… marching bands? What stands out here is that there are loads of clarinets. They’re bands designed to accompany parades and play ‘pasodoble’-style music and the like.

I suppose there are lots of different set-ups.

1 hour ago, Luis Hernández said:

Wow, this sounds truly symphonic.

I really liked it.

To be honest, the whole business of bands is a bit of a mystery. Where I live, there are loads of them – they’re street bands… marching bands? What stands out here is that there are loads of clarinets. They’re bands designed to accompany parades and play ‘pasodoble’-style music and the like.

I suppose there are lots of different set-ups.

yes! there are a large variety of ensemble choices available, which, in the context of concert bands, are largely comprised of wind instruments, almost exclusively, with a bigger emphasis on accompanying percussion instruments as well.