Barr, Stephen - Ethereal Wave

Selected as a FINALIST in the 2012 ITEA Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition!! Scored for solo euphonium and percussion ensemble.  This composition is very rhythmic and driving, this selection highlights the skills of the euphonium soloist with the great energy and tonal contrast of a five part percussion ensemble. Parts:  BC (solo part has tenor clef as well), 5 percussion parts, large size score   About the music Ethereal Wave was commissioned by Dr. Brian Meixner and composed during December 2009 and the early part of January 2010.  It was premiered at Slippery Rock University on January 24, 2010, by Dr. Meixner and the SRU Student Percussion Quintet, with Dr. David Glover conducting, and then again at the 2010 U.S. Army Band Annual Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Washington, D.C. In the piece, I attempted to combine several different styles of compositional thought that were roaming around in my head at the time.  Dr. Meixner had requested a piece that could serve as