Windels: RESILIENCE for concert band by Ed Windels

INSTRUMENTATION

Flute 1 Flute 2

Oboe

Bassoon

Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bass clarinet

Alto saxophone

Tenor saxophone Baritone saxophone

Trumpet 1 in Bb Trumpet 2 in Bb

Horn 1 in F Horn 2 in F

Tenor trombone 1 Tenor trombone 2 Bass trombone Euphonium Bass tuba

PERCUSSION (4 players): Timpani Glockenspiel Vibraphone Marimba Bell tree Crash cymbals

Under no circumstances may any alterations, substitutions or other amendments to any aspect of this work be made without the written consent of the composer, the publisher, or their authorized representatives.

Resilience was premiered by the dedicatee on date of premiere at location of premiere in city of premiere.

Performance duration: 5 minutes ©2022 by Ed Windels. All rights of performance, reproduction, recording, transmission and distribution exclusively reserved by the composer. Library of Congress registration insert LOC number here

Published by

Music Publishers, New York Please

PROGRAM NOTES

I’m not typically someone who consciously reflects current events in his art. My compositions are one of my methods of escaping from the instability of the world, so I tend to focus on ephemeral or abstract subjects, assuming that the outside world is something I’ve buffered myself against artistically.

But during the first five months of 2022 I found myself producing an amount of music unprecedented for me, mostly for concert band, with significant pieces engendered by current events. Just four days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, my Symphony for concert band cascaded out with an intensity I’ve never experienced before. And within hours of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde TX on May 24 I’d noted down the majority of a threnody that required almost no polishing or tweaking: the entire piece was written across a few hours over two days.

This lament is the result of whole oceans of sublimations: the endless, incomprehensible parade of mass shootings, particularly at schools; the hate crimes that have burgeoned since the 2016 presidential election; the insanity of a significant portion of the American population willing to vote the basic tenets of democracy out of existence; the doom of climate change. I look at the younger generations and grieve. But I want this piece to be cathartic and inspiring, to both assuage the darker feelings by releasing them, and provide an aspirational hope to the marginalized kids who find refuge in communities like the band world. For this reason the construction and technical requirements of the piece are deliberately kept simple so that it can be tackled by younger players, for whom the message of resilience is most intended.

at https://www.ed-windels.com/contact For

don’t forget to register your performance(s)

more information

visit https://www.ed-windels.com/

                          Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Bassoon Clarinet in B 1 Clarinet in B 2 Bass Clarinet E Alto Sax B Tenor Sax E Baritone Sax Trumpet in B 1 Trumpet in B 2 Horn in F 1 Horn in F 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Timpani Glockenspiel Vibraphone Marimba Percussion                           Slow, but with motion  Slow, but with motion  Slow, but with motion  solo espress. 1             1    1      2               2    2   3             3    3   4               4    4   5             5    5   6               6    6   7                   7    7   8                       8    8      all EMW43229-1 Ed Windels 2022 Transposed Score ©

Published

LLC, New York. for concert band op. 43 Resilience

2022 by Ed Windels. All rights of performance, reproduction, recording, transmission and distribution exclusively reserved by the composer.

by Gyre & Gimble

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc.                                 9 9 9   espress. espress.  10                             10       10 11                         11       11 12                             12       12 13                           13       13 14                                     14        14   15                           15      15 16                              16       16   EMW43229-1



cresc. poco a poco

                  

               23  cresc.  cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco  EMW43229-1

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc.                                         17 17 17    18                           18                 18 19                           19                 19 20                             20                20 21                             

               

22                                   22                22 23                                              23 

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco 24

cresc. poco a poco                           24                  24

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc.                                                                                  25 25 25                     26                                                               26                               26 27                                                                 27                                27 28                                                                    28                          

    28

29          29       29       rit. rit. rit.         dim.  dim.  dim.  dim.  dim.   30        30              30         EMW43229-1

 

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc.                                  31 31 31  Slow, but with motion  Slow, but with motion  Slow, but with motion     espress. espress.  32                          32       32   33                             33         33     espress. 34                                 34          34   35                           35      35     espress. espress. 36                                  36      36  37                           37      37   espress. 38                        38       38    EMW43229-1

cresc. cresc.

cresc.  EMW43229-1

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

cresc. 

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc.                                       39 39 39         nobly expres.  40                           40            40     41                        41            41     nobly expres. 42                                         42             42        43                                             43         43      44                                                 44         44    45                                                                 45           45    

cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.

 

                                                        49                                 49                       



   



  

                             

cresc. poco a poco 51                                                                          51                                 51                       

        EMW43229-1

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc. 46                                                                                                     46                          46               cresc.                                                                                                                                         Bell Tree heroic heroic   47 47 47

48                                                                       48                                  48                        49

Steady tempo to the end, no speeding or slower: heroic Steady tempo to the end, no speeding or slower: heroic Steady tempo to the end, no speeding or slower: heroic

       

 



cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco 50

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco   

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco                          

cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco  

cresc. poco a poco                         50    

cresc. poco a poco 50                       

cresc.

     

                                                            56                                    

56 

                                   

                                                                            57              

                          Fl. 1 Fl. 2 Ob. 1 Ob. 2 Bsn. B Cl. 1 B Cl. 2 B. Cl. A. Sx. (E ) Ten. Sx. (B) Bar. Sx. (E) B Tpt. 1 B Tpt. 2 Hn. 1 Hn. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 B. Tbn. Euph. Tuba Timp. Glk. Vib. Mrb. Perc. 52                                                                          52                                 52                      53                                                                          53                                              53                       cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc.  cresc. 



54                                                                        54                                             54                      Cymb. 55                                                                             55                                     55                                                              56         



                      57                                      58            58          58                                        EMW43229-1 Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn Jully 31, 2022

Windels: RESILIENCE for concert band

ed windels resilience

INSTRUMENTATION

PROGRAM NOTES