And the grass sings in the meadows

From Wind Repertory Project
Travis J. Cross

Travis J Cross


The title is intentionally printed in lower case.


General Info

Year: 2011
Duration: c. 6:40
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Theodore Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $100.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bells
  • Chimes
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Hi-Hat
  • Marimba
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbal
  • Triangle
  • Vibraphone
  • Wind Chimes
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

and the grass sings in the meadows was commissioned by the City of Fairfax (Va.) Band, Robert Pouliot, music director and conductor. They gave the premiere performance at Fairfax High School in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, April 16, 2011.

The title of the work comes from the final stanza of the Spring Carol by Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894):

So when the earth is alive with gods,
And the lusty ploughman breaks the sod,
And the grass sings in the meadows,
And the flowers smile in the shadows,
Sits my heart at ease,
Hearing the song of the leas,
Singing the songs of the meadows.

- Program Note by composer


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • Mankato (Minn.) West High School Wind Ensemble (Brady Krusemark, conductor) - 2 May 2025
  • University of Nebraska (Lincoln) Symphonic Band (Anthony Falcone, conductor) - 11 October 2022
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) Concert Band (Eric J. Scott, conductor) - 5 October 2021
  • University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Concert Band (Kevin Welborn, conductor) – 25 February 2020
  • Iowa State University (Ames) Symphonic Band (Michael Golemo, conductor) – 24 April 2019
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Penn.) Symphony Band (Travis J. Cross, conductor) – 10 November 2018
  • University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Maroon Campus Band (Cassandra Bechard, conductor) – 30 April 2018
  • University of South Alabama (Mobile) Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 27 April 2017
  • Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (Ben Loomer, conductor) – 5 March 2017
  • Southern California All-Southern Symphonic Band (Travis J. Cross, conductor) – 26 January 2016
  • Orange County (Calif.) Wind Symphony (Anthony Mazzaferro, conductor) – 4 October 2015
  • University of California, Los Angeles, Wind Ensemble (Travis J. Cross, conductor) - 19 February 2015 (2015 CMEC Conference, Fresno)
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln Symphonic Band - 8 March 2014 - Nebraska State Bandmasters Association, Lincoln.
  • Iowa State University Wind Ensemble - 7 February 2014


Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

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