Quinn Mason SYMPHONY NO. 6
for wind ensemble
Score
Masonian Publications Agent
Piccolo
2Flutes
Oboe
CommissionedbytheBig12BandDirectorsAssociation
BaylorUniversity EricWilson,DirectorofBands BrighamYoungUniversity ShawnSmith,DirectorofBands IowaStateUniversity MichaelGolemo,DirectorofBands KansasStateUniversity FrankTracz,DirectorofBands UniversityofTexas JerryJunkin,DirectorofBands OklahomaStateUniversity BradGenevro,DirectorofBands TexasChristianUniversity BobbyFrancis,DirectorofBands TexasTechUniversity SarahMcKoin,DirectorofBands UniversityofCentralFlorida ScottLubaroff,DirectorofBands UniversityofCincinnati KevinHolzman,DirectorofWindStudies UniversityofHouston DavidBertman,DirectorofBands UniversityofKansas MattSmith,InterimDirectorofBands UniversityofOklahoma ShantiSimon,DirectorofBands WestVirginiaUniversity ScottTobias,DirectorofBands
EnglishHorn
3ClarinetsinBb
BassClarinetinBb
2Bassoons
2AltoSaxophones
TenorSaxophone
BaritoneSaxophone
Instrumentation
3TrumpetsinBb
4HornsinF
2Trombones
BassTrombone
2Euphoniums(altBaritoneinBb)
2Tubas
Timpani
Percussion(4players)
Percussion1:Xylophone,Marimba Percussion2:Vibraphone,Triangle Percussion3:SuspendedCymbal,Tam-tam,BassDrum Percussion4:Tam-tam,BassDrum
Harp
ProgramNote
SimilartoVittorioGiannini,whoin1958composedhisSymphonyNo.3 ‘becausehefeltlikeit’,IwrotethispiecesimplybecauseasymphonyiswhatI wantedtowrite.WhenthispiecewasgenerouslycommissionedbytheBig TwelveBandDirectorsAssociationinearly2024,Ididn’thesitateforaminute beforedecidingthatmycontributionwouldbemysixthsymphonyThereisno programnoteordeepmeaningtothiscompositionItissimplymeanttobean explorationofthemanytimbrialandtexturalpossibilitiesforthefantasticand alwaysfascinatingwindensemblemedium(amediumIdon’tworkinoften) Theworkissetinthreemovements,thesecondofwhichisanelegyinthe memoryofthedistinguishedAmericancomposerRonNelson,whopassedaway aroundthetimeIbeganworkonthispiece.Thismusiccamefromtheheart andIhopeitspeakstotheheart,somehow.
Premiere
TexasChristianUniversityWindSymphony; BobbyFrancis,conductor March28th,2025
Duration
18minutes
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Resonant,radiating(q=88)
q=88)
q=88)
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