Prairie Winds Fanfare

One Monday night, during a rehearsal break, I was asked by Dan Kexel, director of the Highline Community Symphonic Band, to consider writing a Western-style fanfare to be part of a concert he planned to do in the Spring of 2012 concentrating on that style of music. I noted to him at the time how overwhelmed I was with so much else to do, a number of pressing music projects, rehearsals, not to mention a very busy day job, and didn't think I'd have time for it for quite some time. Nevertheless, as I thought about it on the way home some ideas began popping into my head. Of course, I had to write them down as soon as I got home, then found I couldn't put it down. By the end of Wednesday that week the basic score was finished and in time for rehearsal that following Monday, the piece was complete and the parts ready to play. It had its premiere on May 7, 2012, at the Foster Performing Arts Center with Dan conducting the Highline Band.
Prairie Winds Fanfare   [1:51, MP3-1.74MB]
Prairie Winds Fanfare (live premiere)   [2:00, MP3-1.83MB]

 

	FINALE FILES	PDFs
SCORES
Score - full size	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"	PDF-11"x17"-2 sided
Score - 5.5"x8.5" Booklet	Finale 2010	PDF
PARTS
Trumpet 1	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Trumpet 2	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Cornet 1	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Cornet 2	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Horn 1	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Horn 2	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Horn 3	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Horn 4	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Trombone 1	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Trombone 2	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Bass Trombone	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Euphonium (treble clef)	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Euphonium (bass clef)	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Tuba	Finale 2010	PDF-8.5"x11"
Percussion	Finale 2010	PDF-combined 8.5"x11" & 11"x17"

All music and parts ©2011 Jeffrey W. Taylor, Art'n'Sounds Publishing