EMBER SKIES
for string orchestra & optional percussion
(2020, arr. 2023)
PUBLISHER: Murphy Music Press, LLC | ca. 2.5 minutes | GRADE 3
KEVIN DAY/ARR. JOSH TRENTADUE | © 2020/2023 KEVIN DAY MUSIC (BMI)
arranged with permission by the composer
INSTRUMENTATION
STRINGS: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola T.C.), Viola, Cello, Double Bass
PERCUSSION: Glockenspiel or Xylophone, Timpani (optional), Suspended Cymbal (optional), Bass Drum (optional)
ORIGINAL VERSION DETAILS
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
December 16, 2021 | Fairfax Wind Symphony | The 75th Annual Midwest Clinic Conference (2021), McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT
Ember Skies is a composition originally written for younger-level concert band programs depicting a red-orange colored sky that awakens from the darkness of night, bringing forth the first light and signaling the start of a new day.
-program notes by Kevin Day
—please credit Kevin Day when reproducing these program notes in excerpts or in full