BeyondtheSummit
fortheGreaterBoulderYouthOrchestraWindEnsemble (Director:Dr.ErikJohnson)
GibsonMahnke(b.2004)
©GibsonMahnke,2022Allrightsreserved
FullScoreinC
Instrumentation 2FluteI
2ClarinetinB♭I
2ClarinetinB♭II
1AltoSaxophone
1BassoonI
2BassoonII
2TrumpetinB♭I straightmute:1performer cupmutes:allperformers
2TrumpetinB♭II cupmutes:allperformers
1HorninF regularmutes:allperformers
1Trombone harmonmutes:allperformers
1Tuba
1Harp
*Note:Theaboveinstrumentationisforthecommissioningensemble. Theinstrumentationcanbeadaptedtofitanysizegroup.
Duration:3'
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2FluteII
1OboeI 1OboeII
GibsonMahnke BeyondtheSummit
ProgramNotes:
Lifeisfullofmountainsthatmustbeclimbed.Nomatterwhethertheyarephysicalor emotional,allsummitsleadtosomethingnew.BeyondtheSummitencapsulatesthe emotionsthatgraduatingstudents,suchasmyself,feelwhenfinallygraduatingfrom highschoolandfindingoutwhatliesahead.IhavebeenapartoftheGreaterBoulder YouthOrchestraanditsWindEnsembleforthepastthreeyearsWhenIwasaskedto writeapiecefortheWindEnsemble,IknewIwantedtoaddressanideathatwas relevanttothegroup.Everyspring,webidfarewelltotheseniorsinthegroupas theymoveontonewadventures.Thispiecedetailsthemomentgraduatingstudents climboverthemountainthatishighschoolandfinallyviewwhatisontheotherside. Somepeoplebelievethatthesummitofaneventorexperienceisthemostimportantpart; however,Iarguethatitisoftenmorerewardingtofinallyseewhatwashiddenonthe otherside.Ihopethatthispiececaninspirethisyear'sgraduatingclassaswellasfuture generationstowelcomeandlookforwardtothechangebeyondthesummit.
-GibsonMahnke
PerformanceNotes:
1.Thepieceshouldbeplayedandconductedexpressively.Oneisencouragedtouse andconductwithrubatowhentheyseefit.
2.Thepieceshouldbeplayedwithutmostdelicacy.Alldynamicsshouldbeconsidered relativetotheensembleinordertoensurethedelicatenatureofthemusic.
3.Therolledharpchordinthelastmeasureofthepieceshouldbeallowedtofully dissipatebeforethepiececoncludes.
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Coverartwork:"MountainsinSnow:RockyMountainPaintingVII"LawrenHarris,1929
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