commissioned by and dedicated to Brian Ecton, director of bands at Calvert Hall College High School, and the men of his band program.
Vision from Saratoga for Wind Ensemble
2020
Ryan J Williams
(ASCAP)
Vision from Saratoga for Wind Ensemble Duration: ca. 6’30� Program Note The journey of Calvert Hall College High School began with a vision by Samuel Eccleston and Francis McMullen, as they first opened the school in 1845 on Saratoga Street in Baltimore, Maryland. In the 175 years since then, this school has become a mainstay in the Baltimore community, graduating men who are recognized as being among the best of their peers in all that they do. It was truly an honor for me to get pay tribute to this model school community with this work. The piece opens by painting a picture of Eccleston and McMullen looking to the empty canvas in front of them. These men had a vision but had to build from nothing. The opening Trumpet solo, sparsely accompanied, allows room for the music to resonate, just as the basic seed of an idea for the school had room to grow in any direction. The second section picks up tempo and represents the work the early forefathers of the school did to grow their program. The gigue-like feel of the section is also paying homage to Lord George Calvert, the founder of Baltimore and his roots in Baltimore, Ireland. The third section turns attention to the current class of students at Calvert Hall College, giving these men an opportunity to reflect back on the generations of alumni preceding them. Upon their graduation, they will be charged with carrying on the legacy and the reputation of the school. The work concludes with a joyous fanfare, looking to the future with the excitement of the generations of brothers who are yet to join the Calvert Hall College fraternity. While they may not yet be known to the current school community, they will be welcomed with open arms. This work is completed with the utmost gratitude and thanks to Mr. Brian Ecton, director of bands, who brought the opportunity to me. I’ve known Brian for many, many years and the chance to bring a piece such as this to his program and quite humbling. Thank you!
Instrumentation 2 Flutes Oboe Bassoon 3 Clarinets Bass Clarinet 2 Alto Saxes Tenor Sax Bari Sax 3 Trumpets 4 Horns in F 2 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Double Bass Percussion: I: Timpani II: Snare Drum, Bongos (with sticks), Chimes III: Bass Drum (2 beaters needed, towel for dampening) IV: Crash Cymbals, Finger Cymbals, Mark Tree, Chimes V: Concert Toms (4), Glockenspiel VI: Vibraphone (2 mallets, bow), Xylophone, Chimes
commissioned by and dedicated to Brian Ecton, director of bands at Calvert Hall College High School, and the men of his band program.
Vision from Saratoga I Flute II
Oboe
Bassoon
I
Clarinet in B♭ II
III
Bass Clarinet
I Alto Saxophone II
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
I
Trumpet in B♭ II
III
I
II French Horn in F III
IV
I Trombone II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Timpani
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Chimes
Tom-toms
Bowed Vibes
"A Dream"
Yearning ( = 72)
(with two beaters)
Bowed
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Solo
mute
Solo, o stage
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I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Chim.
Tom.
Bow.Vib.
13
all
To Vibraphone
(Play)
div.
Section
(return to section, by m.27 if poss.)
19
(opt. w/Oboe)
Vibraphone with mallets
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Chim.
Tom.
Vib.
22
All
open
To Crash Cymbal
27
3
4
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Tom.
Vib.
31
33
Dance-like ( = 144)
"Building a Legacy"
sub.
pizz.
Crash Cymbal
To Xylophone
To Glockenspiel
Glockenspiel
To Finger Cymbal
To Bongos
sub. sub.
(Opt. One only)
Bongos
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
F. Cym.
Glock.
Xyl.
38
F. Hn III
F. Hn IV
5
(All)
Xylophone
Ob.
41
6
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
F. Cym.
Glock.
Xyl.
45
Finger Cymbal
sub.
To Chimes
sub. sub. sub.
49
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
F. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
52
F. Hn IV
sub. sub. sub.
F. Hn IV
Chimes
sub. sub. sub.
sub.
sub.
F. Hn III
sub.
57
7
8
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
F. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
60
To Vibraphone
65
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
M. T.
Glock.
Vib.
68
To Mark Tree
73
sub. sub. sub. sub.
9
10
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
M. T.
Glock.
Vib.
75
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub. sub. sub.
sub.
sub. sub. sub.
sub. sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub. sub.
sub.
sub. sub. sub.
sub. sub. sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Bon.
B. Dr.
M. T.
Glock.
Vib.
81
Dampened
Vibraphone
82 Solemn = 82
sub. sub. sub.
sub. sub. sub.
To Chimes
Mark Tree
No dampening
dolce
pizz.
Bsn 8va
To Crash Cymbal
sub. sub.
arco
11
12
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Vib.
93
Solo
Solo
Ob.
102
dolce
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Vib.
105
Chimes
Ob.
drammatico drammatico drammatico
To Mark Tree
drammatico drammatico
To Snare Drum
Crash Cymbal
Play
110
13
14
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
M. T.
Glock.
Vib.
117
118
Mark Tree
To Finger Cymbal
Finger Cymbal To Crash Cymbal
Solo
(end solo)
Solo
Euph. 8va
Ob.
(end solo)
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Vib.
129
Snare Drum
15
"Brothers we have yet to meet"
134
Celebratory = 138
To Chimes
edge
16
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
137
Crash Cymbal
142
Chimes
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
144
150
17
(dampen)
18
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
151
(Bb to Ab)
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Chim.
158
157
arco
(Ab to Bb)
(to center)
To Xylophone
Xylophone
19
20
I
Fl.
II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Xyl.
163
166
I Fl. II
Ob.
Bsn
I
Cl. in B♭ II
III
B. Cl.
I A. Sax. II
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
I
Tpt in B♭ II
III
I
II F. Hn in F III
IV
I Tbn. II
B. Tbn.
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Sn. Dr.
B. Dr.
Cr. Cym.
Glock.
Xyl.
169
molto allargando
(8va opt.)
pizz.
21