This is an audio mock-up of an alternative wind band arrangement of this well-known, well-liked piece. The melody was composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb in 1982 for a Highland games event held in Germany.

Highland Cathedral

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2-02 組曲「展覧会の絵」 2. グノーム

2-06 組曲「展覧会の絵」 6. テュイルリーの庭

2-10 組曲「展覧会の絵」 10. サミュエルゴールデンベルクとシュムイレ

2-11 組曲「展覧会の絵」 11. リモージュの市場〜カタコンブ〜プロムナード５

The delight of the sun breaking through morning clouds, the thrill of a thunderstorm, the joy after the rain — experience the wonder of watching clouds roll across the endless sky.

Epic Clouds

Program Notes:

Somewhere among the many horrors that plague our everyday lives, grace and beauty never fail to exist within even the most dark and hopeless of situations. Graceful Horrors explores these dreads and dismays while continuously reminding us that one can find the joy, magnificence, pleasantness and peace within such trialing circumstances. Much like seeing the positive hidden deep within the horrific, one must listen beyond the dissonances and gnarly harmonies to discover the true beauty contained with its abrasive motifs. To effectively comminute these ideas, this piece draws inspiration from Modern- and Romantic-Era symphony orchestra compositions combined with forms, themes, modes and rhythms found within the characteristic sound of both doom and progressive metal.

Graceful Horrors was designed as a one-movement smaller work maintaining all the qualities and nuances found in longer complex symphonic works. Despite its intricate orchestration, this piece was designed to be played by a young ensemble without the need for full instrumentation. Each instrument section plays at minimum one of the
multiple themes and melodies or their variations during the course of the performance; everyone must take caution to balance appropriately to ensure the melody is always present in the overall mix of the ensemble. In order to be successful in performing this piece, students must pay particular attention to counting rests, especially during the pointillist sections at the beginning and at measure 24 as well as watch the conductor’s cues during the many caesuras, fermati and tempo changes throughout the piece.

Performance by the 2019-2020 Western Michigan University Wind Symphony

Graceful Horrors: Short Symphonic Work in G minor (2018)

Ecclesfield Wind Band side 2

We’re an amateur wind band based in Broadstone, Dorset in the UK, offering its members a fun and yet challenging opportunity to play within a large wind band.

We've been playing concerts for over thirty years and usually play a couple of large  concerts each year for local charities. We usually perform at venues such as Wimborne Minster, Poole Lighthouse and The Tivoli in Wimborne.

http://broadstone-community-concert-band.co.uk

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Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Band Coach
Tenor & Bass Trombone, Euphonium

Choral, orchestral, and indie game music with a whimsical, delightfully odd sound.

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