Band Concert Band - Grade 3.5 SKU: CF.CPS290F
Composed by R. Alan Carter. Full score. Duration 3 minutes, 13 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CPS290F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS290F). ISBN 9781491166703. UPC: 680160925759. Key: F major.
Big Sky March was written for the Memorial Day Concert 2023 featuring the combined performance of the Asheville Community Band (Asheville, North Carolina) and the Azalea Winds Community Band (Valdosta, Georgia). The march was premiered at the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is known as the Land Of Big Sky because of their beautiful mountain views. The march is written in the traditional style of Fillmore marches and features exciting parts for all instruments. The arpeggio at the beginning of each section of the Trio is a tribute to the Asheville Band and was written to signify the phrase Land Of Big Sky. At the end of the arpeggio, the woodwinds do a flurry of notes imitating the explosion of fireworks. The flourish of brass at the break strain denotes the pageantry of the area. Finally, the return of the trio introduces a chromatic scale in the upper woodwinds which is a tribute to the Azalea Winds (taken from the Azalea City March).
