“[A]n incredibly accessible, challenging, engaging, and uplifting work that can engage all orientations, excite the afflicted, educate the youth, and entertain the masses. Yet the hope we all desire is not one that always comes easily, but only through constant perseverance.”
– Derek Hebert, Artistic Director of the Mile High Freedom Bands
Duration: 6’05” (Grade 3.5-4)
Scored for piccolo and 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bass and contra-alto clarinets, bassoon, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, euphonium and tuba, and 8 percussionists.
Commissioned by the Mile High Freedom Bands and premiered on May 14th, 2022.
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