Flight Over Lake Michigan (2020)
For Wind Symphony
also available for adaptable windsGrade: 2+Duration: 3:30(Fl, Ob, Bsn, 2 Cl, B. Cl) (A. Sax, T. Sax, B. Sax) (2 Tpt, Hn, 2 Tbn, Eu, Tba) (Timp + 2 Perc)
Score sample here.
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My love for aviation and the feeling of flight reaches back all the way to my early childhood; one of the earliest things I can remember is going to see my dad on the weekends and playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 for hours on end (and four year-old me crash-landing the planes more often than not - oh boy!). As the years passed by and I began considering what I wanted to do for my career, being a pilot was one of my top choices. While the exorbitant costs of getting an airline transport license, required to fly commercially, eventually led to my decision to turn away from a career in aviation for one of teaching and writing music, getting my private pilot’s license is still a dream that I hold onto and intend to pursue.
Flight Over Lake Michigan is a grade 2 work based off of my earlier piece for symphonic orchestra, Amongst the Clouds. While it retains many similar musical ideas as the original, the piece has been adapted to be a good fit for younger bands who want to embrace the excitement of flight.