Recorded by The Washington Winds

Grade: 4
Time: 6:00
Series: Concert Band
Brand: C.L. Barnhouse Co.
Year: 2018

With some enchanting sounds from the music box, this heartfelt ballad is definitely the perfect gift of friendship to thank your loved ones in your next concert! The music also features an optional flugelhorn and saxophone solo as they walk you down your memory lane, reminiscing the good times with your friends. A well-crafted and meaningful work that brings both people and friendship closer, this will be an exceptional selection for your next concert program!

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The Gift of Friendship (A Ballad from the Heart)

Recorded by The Washington Winds

Grade: 3.5
Time: 2:32
Series: Concert Band
Brand: C.L. Barnhouse Co.
Year: 2020

Modern and spectacular, “Silver Light!” is guaranteed to be an impressive opener for your next concert! Together with optional piano, harp and extended woodwind parts for a larger instrumentation, Benjamin Yeo’s powerful scoring makes this a refreshing and unforgettable selection for both your performers and audiences. Do not miss this strong beam of “Silver Light!” in your next program! Exciting!

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C. L. Barnhouse Company 2020

Silver Light!

Recorded by The Washington Winds

Grade: 3.5
Time: 5:18
Series: Concert Band
Year: 2017
If you are looking for a truly authentic cross-cultural work, or just a fresh lyrical selection for your ensemble, don’t miss this beautiful setting of the famous Japanese folk song “Takeda Lullaby” (or “Takeda No Komoriuta”). Using (optional) traditional Japanese percussion instruments, this exquisite work has an amazing rhythmic and harmonic touch. Includes an optional 2-part choir part. A truly special selection for any occasion and a valuable addition to any concert. Ravishing!

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Takeda Lullaby (A Japanese Folk Song Setting for Wind Band)

'QUINTILLUSION!' is a symphonic fanfare for wind orchestra written for the Asian Bands Exchange Concert in Senzoku, Japan (2013). As the title may suggest, the music uses a five-note motif derived from the acronym of the event: (A)sian (B)and (E)xchange (C)oncert in (SE)nzoku; with ES representing E-flat in German. This five-note idea is heard throughout the music with varied timbral, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic interplay. This work is dedicated to the bands and conductors of the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (Japan).

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Quintillusion!

This marvellous work by the Singaporean composer Benjamin Yeo outlines a number of beautiful impressions of the magnificent fauna and flora of Gondwana (or Gondwanaland). Some unusual sounds of nature announce a dazzling allegro with lots of percussion and swift time changes. A lovely romantic melody reflects the silence of nature. At the end of the work, the initial theme reappears, this time in a grand, monumental instrumentation.

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At the Break of Gondwana

Benjamin Yeo (b.1985) is a Singaporean composer who is internationally notable for his original wind band works. He began his music education at the age of seven and later played the trumpet in his Secondary School and Junior College. Being very active in the local band scene, he has guest-performed for many tertiary groups as well as guest-conducted various ensembles in Singapore. His experience in band directing has enabled him to work with students across a wide spectrum of educational institutions from primary to tertiary levels.

As a band enthusiast, Benjamin started writing and arranging music for wind bands and ensembles at the age of fifteen. His works have since been performed in both local and overseas concerts, and have also been featured on both national and international platforms such as the locally held Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation for Brass/Concert Bands and various contest/festival lists around the world. He has also been invited to serve as an adjudicator for events such as the Junior Band Festival in Singapore and the All Chinese Wind Band Competition in Taiwan. Benjamin is also active as a guest clinician and conductor with invitations locally and overseas.

Most of his music has been published by C. L. Barnhouse Company, a famous and long-lasting American publisher of band music in the world, as well as Beriato Music (Belgium), a reputable publishing house in Europe. In 2007, his debut work, "Beyond the Highlands”, was selected to be on the “New Band Music Reading List” at the prestigious Midwest Clinic, an International Band and Orchestra Conference held in Chicago, Illinois. The following year, his second work, "Legend of the Ancient Hero", was ranked in the Top 100 of over 800 titles in the American Band College/Band World Magazine/Western International Band Clinic Literature List 2008–2009. His lyrical selection, "As the Moon Whispers", also joined the rank of Top 100 in the same Literature List for 2010–2011. Many of his wind band works have also been recorded by world renowned ensembles like the Washington Winds in the USA, the Royal Netherlands Army Band ‘Johan Willem Friso’, Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig and Royal Band of the Belgian Guides in Europe. Most recently, Benjamin's "Winds of Niagara" won the Dallas Wind Symphony Fanfare Competition with a scheduled premiere in March 2017 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

As an active and well sought-after published composer, Benjamin writes largely commissioned works and is a member of the Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS).

Visit www.benjaminyeo.com for more information about the composer and his music.

At the Break of Gondwana

Benjamin Yeo

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