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CAIT NISHIMURA from LAKE SUPERIOR SUITE

P U K ASKWA

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CAIT NISHIMURA

PUKASKWA from Lake Superior Suite for wind ensemble Duration: 3:00 Dif culty: Grade 5

Program notes and publishing info

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Flute 1, 2 Oboe Bassoon B♭ Clarinet 1, 2, 3 B♭ Bass Clarinet E♭ Alto Saxophone 1, 2 B♭ Tenor Saxophone E♭ Baritone Saxophone B♭ Trumpet 1, 2, 3 F Horn 1, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Euphonium (B♭ treble part included) Tuba Piano Timpani Chimes Marimba/Vibraphone Percussion 1 (tambourine, bass drum) Percussion 2 (suspended cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum)

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Instrumentation

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Lake Superior Suite is a ve-movement work for wind ensemble, inspired by the landscapes of ve provincial and national parks along the northern shoreline of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada. Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes and is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, holding about 10% of the world’s fresh water. The Ojibwe/Anishinaabe name for the lake is gitchigami or gichigaaming, meaning “great sea”. This piece was conceptualized during camping trips at each of the ve parks, and is meant to express transformative experiences through music and highlight the power of nature connection. Pukaskwa National Park (pronounced PUK-ə-saw) is on the northeast shore of the lake, and features towering cliffs and rocky shores with centuries-old driftwood. Through meter changes and driving ostinatos, the music in Pukaskwa represents the sense of wonder, adventure, and determination involved in hiking precarious cliffs to breathtaking views.

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Copyright © Cait Nishimura (SOCAN) All rights reserved. Published by Cait Nishimura Music | caitnishimura.com Distributed by Just a Theory Press | justatheorypress.com First published in 2017; second edition published in 2026 This edition was engraved by Éditions Plamondon Front cover photography and design by Cait Nishimura


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Dedicated with gratitude to Dr. Gillian MacKay at the University of Toronto

PUKASKWA from LAKE SUPERIOR SUITE 

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B♭ Clarinet 1

B♭ Clarinet 2

B♭ Clarinet 3

Bass Clarinet

Alto Saxophone 1

Alto Saxophone 2

Piano

B♭ Trumpet 1

B♭ Trumpet 2

B♭ Trumpet 3

F Horn 1

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Trombone 1

Trombone 2

Euphonium

Tuba

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Marimba / Vibraphone

Percussion 1

Percussion 2

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© Cait Nishimura 2017 / 2026 (SOCAN) All rights reserved. Published by Cait Nishimura Music | caitnishimura.com Distributed by Just a Theory Press | justatheorypress.com

With spirit and wonder ( = 144)

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  Timpani  Chimes

With spirit and wonder ( = 144)

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      

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Baritone Saxophone

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Tenor Saxophone

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Bassoon

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Flute 2

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With spirit and wonder ( = 144)

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CAIT NISHIMURA

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Bass Drum

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NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

  Fl 1  

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Fl 2

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Ob

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Bsn

Euph.

Tba

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Perc. 1

Perc. 2

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Tbn. 2

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PE Tbn. 1

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SA L

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            Tpt 2 

Hn 2

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A. Sax. 2

Hn 1

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A. Sax. 1

Tpt 3

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B. Cl.

Tpt 1

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Cl. 3

Pno

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   

Cl. 2

Bar. Sax.

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Cl. 1

T. Sax.

3

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  Fl 1  

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Fl 2

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Ob

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Bsn

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

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    

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Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

Tba

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

      

 

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  

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  

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  

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23

Mar.

  

  Timp.  Chim.

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PE

Hn 2

  

 

A

                                                                                                 



 

 

                                 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  



 

A

 

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

                                                                                   

         

 

E



   

R

                                                                                                                                                                                                     

R

Hn 1



O

A. Sax. 2

Tpt 3

 



  

SC

A. Sax. 1

Tpt 2

  

SA L

B. Cl.

Tpt 1

U

Cl. 3

Pno



   

Cl. 2

Bar. Sax.

                                                                           

Cl. 1

T. Sax.

 

 

 

 

  



       

 

            

  

  

  

  

   

   



  

     

     

          

     

  



  



   



  













  

  

  

  

   

  



  


NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

 

Bsn

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

   

B. Cl.

Tpt 3

Hn 1

 

 

 

   



    

35

 



 

 

     

              

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

          

Tba

 

 

      35

Timp.

Chim.

Mar.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 



 

         

 

 

   

   

  

  

    

   

 



 

 

 

       

B

   





 

  



   



 

   



           



 

  



B

 

 



 



    

    



   

    

    

    



  

  

 

 

    



    

    

   

 

                   

                           

 



    

             

  

 

    

PE

Hn 2



     

  

   

U

Tpt 2

 

 

       

  

R

Tpt 1

    

 

    

   

SA L

A. Sax. 2

Pno

                 

                                     

A. Sax. 1

Bar. Sax.



   

Cl. 3

T. Sax.



   

    







  

 

  

    

   



 



   



 

    

  



    

   

   

   

 



 

  

 





 

   



    

  

  





 

  



   

   

  

   

    

  

    

    

    

 

    

    

E

  

Ob

   

R

Fl 2



    B                                                        

O

35

SC

  Fl 1  

5



 

   









 

 

    

  

 

 

 

   

    

 

         

     

 

 

    

  

 

    

  

    



 

 

    

 

 

  



  



 

 

     

 



   

 

   

                                                                                     

Tambourine w/ sticks


NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

  

Ob

 

Cl. 1

                      

B. Cl.

A. Sax. 1

     

 

     

 

  

     

A. Sax. 2

       

44

 

   

          

 



              



 





Perc. 1

Perc. 2

   

 

 

 



  



 

    



   

   

    





  



  



   



    



  

   

 

   



  

 

  

 

  











   





 

    

    

  

  

  

    



    

    

  

  

 

    

      

               

                                                                                                                              

   

   

    

   

 

  

 

  

 



  



   

   

    

    

  



  











  

    



   

 





 

 

      

             

              

       



      



       

             





        



  

    

                                                                    

 

 

 

   

  





 





  

     

   

                                                                                                                                       



   

                                                                



   





 

    

    

  



 

U

Mar.

  

    

   

   

R

PE Chim.

   

    

   

   

    

              Tpt 2                 Tpt 3                   Hn 1                       Hn 2                   Tbn. 1                  Tbn. 2           Euph.        Tba           44    Timp.          Tpt 1

   

    

SA L

Cl. 3

Pno

            

   

                

Cl. 2

Bar. Sax.

          

                             

Bsn

T. Sax.

 

   

E

Fl 2



            

R

44

SC

  Fl 1  

O

6

Susp. Cymbal w/ sticks

 

   

With soft mallets


NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

 

C

 

  



 

 

  



      

Cl. 1



      

Cl. 2



      

Cl. 3

B. Cl.



      



      



      

A. Sax. 1

A. Sax. 2

T. Sax.



      



   Bar. Sax.  

Tpt 1

Tpt 2

Tpt 3

Hn 1

 

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

Tba



      



      



     



 

  



 

  

     

  



Chim.

Mar.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

 

53

 

  

    

  Timp.     

 

  

  

         

  

 

 

     

  

 

 

 



  

 

   

 

    

    

    

 

 

           

 

C

 

 

 

           

   

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

C

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

                                    

 

   

 

   

   

 

                                                          

       

 

PE

Hn 2



R

Pno

53



E



  

R

 

Bsn

O

  

Ob



SC

  

Fl 2

  

SA L

53

U

  Fl 1  

7

    

    

 

          

       

                                                                   

 


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    

   

B. Cl.

    

A. Sax. 1

Pno

Tpt 1

Tpt 2

Tpt 3

Hn 1

 

  

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

Tba

 

 

Mar.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

  

  

  

  

 

 

  

 

63

Chim.

 

  Timp. 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                       

       

         

PE

Hn 2

  

63

   

   

              

R

Bar. Sax.

    

A. Sax. 2

T. Sax.

SA L

   

Cl. 3

   

  

   

   

   

 

 

     

U

Cl. 2

   

Cl. 1

E

 

Bsn

  

Ob

R

  

Fl 2

O

63

SC

  Fl 1  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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  Fl 1  

72

  

Fl 2

A. Sax. 2

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

Tba

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

 

    

 

 

 





 

 

72

 

D

  

                 

 

    

  

             

                     





 

 

  

  

   

  



  



  

  



D

 

        

 

  



  

   



  

 



R

  

 

                     

                

     

                     

     

 



             Bass Dr.

    

 

 

 

                          

 

 

     

 

 

                       

     

 

 

   

 

 

               

                                

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

72

Mar.

 

  Timp.  Chim.

   

PE

Hn 2



    

A. Sax. 1

Hn 1

 

 

R

B. Cl.

Tpt 3

 

   

                         

O

Cl. 3

Tpt 2

 

                        

SC

Cl. 2

Tpt 1

SA L

Cl. 1

Pno

 

U

Bsn

Bar. Sax.

                                                                                                                                    

Ob

T. Sax.

 

D

9

                         

             

 

 

             

           

  

 

 

 

 

                                    

 

 

 

 

      

 

                       

      

 

                       


NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

  Fl 1   81

Fl 2



  

 

 

 



  

   

 

  

     

Hn 1

     

                 

 

 

 

  

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Euph.

Tba

 

  

  Timp.    

     

 

81

Chim.

Mar.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

 

    

 

 

 

       cresc. Tam-tam

 

 

 

 

 



                     

 

  

             

 

 



 

   

    

                                  

 



 

 



 

 

 

  

     

 

   







   

 



  

  





   



   



 



   



 

   

   

 

 

   

   



 





E Triumphantly

 

E Triumphantly

                                                                                                                                     

SC

             

PE

Hn 2

                     

   

   

   

R

  

O

Tpt 3

      

             

SA L

Tpt 2

 

                         

U

Tpt 1



R

Pno

81

   

                                                          

                        Bsn                               Cl. 1                     Cl. 2                                      Cl. 3                                B. Cl.                                                         A. Sax. 1                A. Sax. 2                            T. Sax.                                           Bar. Sax.                                    Ob

E Triumphantly

E

10



 



  

 

                            Tamb. w/ sticks


NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

   

   

Cl. 3

   

B. Cl.

    

A. Sax. 1

    

A. Sax. 2

Bar. Sax.

Pno

Tpt 1

Tpt 2

Tpt 3

Hn 1

 

  

91

 

      

       

 

  



Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

 

 

  Timp. 

Euph.

Tba

   91

Chim.

Mar.

Perc. 1

      

 Perc. 2 



   



 





   

   







PE

Hn 2

    







 

  

    

    

  

  

    









  

 

   



    

                                                       

                                  

  

    

   

    

  

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

R

Cl. 2

T. Sax.

    

   

    

  



  

   

E

   

Cl. 1

   

    

   

R

 

Bsn

   

    

O

Ob



   

SC

Fl 2















 



    

  

  

  

    

  

 

  

    

   

   

 

SA L

91

U

  Fl 1  

11

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                            

                              

                              

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NISHIMURA - PUKASKWA

12

A. Sax. 1

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PE

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    

    

  Timp.  99

Chim.

Mar.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

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99

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      

A. Sax. 2

Tpt 3

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B. Cl.

Tpt 2

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Cl. 3

Tpt 1

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Cl. 2

Pno

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E

Cl. 1

Bar. Sax.

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Bsn

T. Sax.

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R

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SA L

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U

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E R SC O L U SA R PE

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