High Knob Celebration (Flex Band Gr. 3)

A festival is held each year at High Knob Lake in the mountains of SW Virginia, celebrating our musical heritage of bluegrass. This movement celebrates our musical heritage with several tunes from the Carter Family, including "The Sunny Side of Life" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," culminating in a gathering of worship and celebration with a jazzy rendition of the hymn.

Genre: 6-Part Flex Band | # of Players: 6+
Series: SpectraFlex Band Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 3:20

Instrumentation
Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (in "C")

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies each of all parts for each listed instrument)
Part 1: Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone
Part 2: Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 4: Tenor Saxophone/Bass Clarinet, F Horn, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 5: Bass Clarinet, Trombone, Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 6: Baritone Saxophone, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon, Tuba

Percussion Parts
(1 required plus 4 optional parts)
Timpani [optional]
Mallets: Any Instrument, Chimes [optional]
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum [required]
Percussion 2: Wind Chimes, Claves, Tambourine [optional]
Cymbals: Crash, Suspended Gong [optional]Transposed Score (showing all transposed parts)
Condensed Score (in "C")

Adaptable Parts
(2 copies each of all parts for each listed instrument)
Part 1: Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone
Part 2: Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 3: B-flat Clarinet/Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, F Horn
Part 4: Tenor Saxophone/Bass Clarinet, F Horn, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 5: Bass Clarinet, Trombone, Euphonium/Bassoon
Part 6: Baritone Saxophone, Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon, Tuba

Percussion Parts
(1 required plus 4 optional parts)
Timpani [optional]
Mallets: Any Instrument [optional]
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum [required]
Percussion 2: Tambourine [optional]
Suspended Cymbal [optional]

Program Notes
High Knob, Virginia is the highest point in Southwest Virginia, rising above the valley that is home to Norton, Virginia, and the composer's home. Rising 4,222 ft above sea level, on a clear day one can observe Tennessee, West Virginia, North, and South Carolina at the fire tower at the peak above Norton. A festival is held each year at High Knob Lake, celebrating our musical heritage of bluegrass. This movement celebrates our musical heritage with several tunes from the Carter Family, including “The Sunny Side of Life” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” culminating in a gathering of worship and celebration with a jazzy rendition of the hymn.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The SpectraFlex Series for adaptable wind band offers flexibility with pieces across all grade levels, featuring traditional high-to-low scoring with 5 or 6 parts and optional percussion. Each part is transposed and playable by a multitude of wind or keyboard percussion instruments while maintaining the spectrum of sound we have grown to love about the wind band.