NEON
(2022, arr. 2024)
PUBLISHER: Murphy Music Press, LLC | ca. 3.5 minutes | GRADE 5
KEVIN DAY/ARR. JOSH TRENTADUE | © 2022/2024 KEVIN DAY MUSIC (BMI)
arranged with permission by the composer
INSTRUMENTATION
WOODWINDS: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn (optional), 2 Bassoons,
Contrabassoon (optional), 3 Bb Clarinets, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bb Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
SAXOPHONES: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bari
BRASS: 3 Bb Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
STRINGS: Double Bass, Harp (optional Piano)
PERCUSSION: Timpani, Glockenspiel, Crotales (optional), Vibraphone, Snare Drum,
Bass Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Tam-tam
ORIGINAL VERSION DETAILS
Commissioned by Dr. Jonathan Glawe for the Pioneer HS Symphony Orchestra (Ann Arbor, MI)
WORLD PREMIERE: June 3, 2022 | Pioneer High School Symphonic Strings (Dr. Jonathan Glawe, conductor)
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: December 20, 2022 | Walton High School Chamber Orchestra (Perry Holbrook, artistic director) |
The 76th Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT
Originally commissioned by Dr. Jonathan Glawe for the Pioneer High School Symphonic Strings in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Neon is a piece which depicts the brightness and energy of flourescent light, utilizing different colors and timbres in the ensemble.
-notes by Kevin Day
—please credit Kevin Day when reproducing these notes in excerpts or in full