Powell Valley Vistas (Flex Band Gr. 3)

Come and enjoy the mountains! This flex band composition celebrates the area of Southwest Virginia, hidden in the Appalachian Mountains. Written to focus on articulation and blend, this piece will be a wonderful addition for assessment or concert!

Genre: 6-Part Flex Band | # of Players: 6+
Series: SpectraFlex Band Series
Level: 3 | Duration: 4:05

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]

Program Notes
Powell Valley, Virginia is named for Ambrose Powell, who was part of the exploration party headed by Dr. Thomas Walker. Setting between Powell Mountain and Little Stone Mountain, Powell Valley is one of our most cherished locations due to its beauty and views of the surrounding mountains. This movement pays tribute to the mountains surrounding the area with quotes from the Carter Family song , My Clinch Mountain Home. The beginning is a celebration of life as children play on a Sunday morning, transitioning into Sunday morning church, and closes with a tribute to the Valley itself, as everyone celebrates with Sunday dinner. This piece was extracted from a larger three-movement work titled Southwestern Virginia Portrait.

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.