Bellbird Grove (Band Gr. 1)

When the composer was growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980’s her family’s favourite place to picnic on a sunny weekend was Bellbird Grove in the D'Aguilar National Park. It was a magical place with a bushwalk that led to an abandoned goldmine, and remnants of its aboriginal heritage in the form of bark huts known as gunyahs. The wildlife was present and curious with birds in abundance and wallabies and smaller marsupials clinging shyly to the edge of the bush. This piece was written to capture some of the magic of that special place.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Elementary Band Series
Level: 1 | Duration: 2:10

Instrumentation
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium B.C.
Euphonium T.C.
Tuba

Glockenspiel
Percussion 1 (temple blocks, bass drum)
Percussion 2 (suspended cymbal, triangle)
Percussion 3 (maracas)
Percussion 4 (sleigh bells)