Moonlit Dreams (Band Gr. 2)

This lyrical and reflective ballad from Joshua Hinkel reminds us that inspiration can come at the strangest times and usually when we aren’t looking for it.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 2 | Duration: 3:35

Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

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

Timpani (4 drums) (optional)
Bells
Vibraphone (optional)
Percussion 1: Bass Drum (optional)
Percussion 2: Wind Chimes, Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 3: Triangle, Crash Cymbals

Program Notes

Sometimes inspiration comes to us at the strangest of times and usually when we are not looking for it. This piece is the story of finding such inspiration on one summer evening.

The weather is perfect and a young person is found sitting on top of a beautiful hillside. As the most amazing full moon lights the night sky, the calmness in the air brings forth a most incredible feeling of peace and contentment. This beautiful scene inspires this person to dream about all the wonderful possibilities in their life: the places they will visit, people they will meet, and goals they will accomplish.

Moonlit Dreams was commissioned by the Consortium for High Quality Band Literature and includes the following bands:

Chapin Middle School, Secaida Howell
Saluda High School, Tyler Scarabino
Nashwauk-Keewatin High School, Chad Snider
Pelham High School, Justin P. Ward