“...Go puts the hall on notice that a concert has just begun ” writes composer Samuel R. Hazo. Dynamic brass hits woodwind runs shimmering chorales and percussion breaks keep both the player and the listeneron seat's edge during this tour-de-force overture. In 2009 alone this spectacular work opened five All-State concerts. Guaranteed to raise the heart rate of anyone within earshot…

Auxiliary Woodwind Parts-Commissioned by the acclaimed Midwest Clinic in 2005 this exciting work by Samuel Hazo demonstrates the composer's continued fresh approach and unique vision for wind bands. Scored for brass and percussion with woodwind playerscontributing East African chant/singing along with egg shakers this composition is a tribute to the memory of Rosa Parks and her struggles on beha…

Glistening chords soaring melodies broad fanfares and gorgeous chorales will fill your concert hall with this evocative work. Best of all From Gold sounds much harder than it actually is. Mr. Hazos background as a music educator is evidentin how quickly directors and students will get to the music making. Written entirely in B-flat with few accidentals the runs are split between instruments fo…

Includes: ...Go Autumn on White Lake Arabesque Southern Hymn Today Is the Gift Hennepin County Dawn Rest Across the Halfpipe Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like Shadows We Meet Again Our Kingsland Spring Rivers and Ascend.

In this expansive work from Samuel Hazo the title draws inspiration from a poem by Robert Frost and the thematic material is a creative interpretation of the English folk song Seventeen Come Eleven. Differing from Vaughan Williams' treatment of this same tune in English Folk Song Suite however this setting remains at a slow tempo throughout and undergoes a myriad of changes through use of harmo…

Composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs GA and premiered at the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago Ascend is a driving and energetic work designed to sound great with younger bands. The combination of mixed meters andsyncopation gives the main theme a unique edge and there is a brief 3-part fugue woven into the texture of the piece. Sure to provide a rewarding and varied musical experienc…

Autumn on White Lake was commissioned by Lakeland High School of White Lake Michigan. Sounds that conjure golden leaves crisp air and rustic memories envelop your ensemble as well as the audience in this flourishing work as itrecalls an October visit to this beautiful region. Dur: 6:30