Silver Emblems (Band Gr. 4.5)

Silver Emblems weaves original melodic material with a high school alma mater to create a dynamic work for wind band.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4.5 | Duration: 6:15

Instrumentation
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
TC Baritone
Tuba

Timpani (4 drums)
Bells
Chimes & Xylophone
Percussion 1 & 2 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)
Percussion 3 & 4 (Crash Cymbals, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Claves, Ride Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Hi-Hat)

Program Notes
Silver Emblems was commissioned by the Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina in honor of the school’s 25th anniversary and long-time band director Bob Hare. The piece pays tribute to Mr. Hare in measures 85-86 and 91 with the chimes and bells spelling out his last name (B-Flat representing the H as in Scandinavian and German music, A literally as an A, R as the second scale degree of C and E as a literal E). Motives from the school’s alma mater can also be heard in measures 88-96 and 121-124.