This is a concert band march I composed the summer before my sophomore year at Indiana Wesleyan University.  

07 Sanoshy  Summer Celebration March

This piece was originally composed for a small ensemble in Choma, Zambia for the Music Academy there.  My college band director liked the piece so much that he asked me to transcribe it for concert band.  What he did not know was that I was going to majorly change aspects of the piece and gear it towards a grade 3 concert band piece.  

A New Day Dawning - Sanoshy.WAV

This is my Father’s World is one of my favorite hymns.  I chose to set this song with two offstage woodwind solos with piano and voice on stage.  The two offstage solos are supposed to represent angelic voices calling out to the vocalist.  This piece is like a prayer to our Father.  There is a point in the song where the vocalist walks up to the front of the stage.  That makes the piece seem intimate for both the vocalist and the audience.  

13 This Is My Father's World

	This song paints a picture of what Emily Dickinson wrote about in her poem “There is Another Sky”.  The right hand of the piano is constant that it covers the top register to add an ethereal effect to the music.  I wanted the low sound of a baritone voice to be contrasting to the ethereal feel of the piano.  Enjoy, There is Another Sky. 
There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields—
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come! 


08 There Is Another Sky

Inspired by a personal experience I had, To Soar Among the Clouds evokes visions of gliding and weaving in and out of clouds.  The imagery of soaring is evident in the sweeping melodic lines and driving, celebratory rhythmic patterns.  The piece is split up into three distinct sections, each depicting an aspect of a skydiving adventure.  The opening depicts the airplane ride up to where you are set out on your crazy journey through the clouds.  The second section is much more relaxing and very cinematic in nature.  It is supposed to depict the time after the ripcord is pulled and the parachute comes out.  This is the most majestic and grandeur sounding part of the piece.  The third section is very rhythmic in nature.  The section starts out with a hushed celebratory sound, but then quickly gains momentum to a grand statement of themes from the previous sections.  This final section of the piece depicts the landing and the excitement of being on terra firma once again, but we question, “Should I go again?” 

There is a part that is missing and that is why you hearing nothing for 15 seconds in the middle of the piece.  I am trying to figure that out. 

To Soar Among The Clouds - Sanoshy.WAV

Sorry in advance for the MIDI sound, I will try and a upload genuine, non-Finale audio once I obtain a decent recording of the piece. In the meantime, please enjoy this transcendent piece I wrote for one of my friend's Senior Saxophone Recital. Program notes are as follows: 

"This emotionally driven piece relies heavily on the overwhelming feelings of an unending comforting piece and a pastoral nostalgia.  Dancing around two main themes, this piece flirts with the ideas of dreamlike yearning to the intense hopefulness of something brighter just beyond the horizon.  The very first theme, presented in the alto saxophone, represents that almost ethereal yearning.  After this theme is passed around the saxophone choir, a brief interlude connects into the second theme. The second theme represents that driving urge to overcome the obstacles that seem to stand in our way. After culminating into a deceptive sonority, the piece abruptly switches gears and reflects more of a transcendent, celestial nature. The first theme returns with a flurry of notes in the soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones. The piece sort of ends in an unanswered question tonality, which relates to life and all of the uncertainty that it brings forth."

A Bittersweet Ballad

Ding Dong Merrily On High

Jingle Bells (jazz)

A Petite Coffeeshop Suite I. Cafe Americano

A Petite Coffeeshop Suite II. Peppermint Hot Chocolate

A Petite Coffeeshop Suite III. Strawberry Lemonade

A Petite Coffeeshop Suite IV. Bonfire Frappe

Hello!

I currently reside in Indianapolis, Indiana where I attend Butler University. I am working on receiving my Masters in Music Composition. I previously graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University where I earned a dual bachelors degree in Music Education and Music Composition. 

My main instrument is clarinet.  I also play saxophone, percussion, as well as sing (baritone).

Bryan Sanoshy

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