Composers on Composing for Band, Vol. 4

This book is about the connection between composer and conductor, performers and audience, and all of these and music itself. Connection defines what the new generation of composers of wind ensemble music are all about. Volume 4 centers on young and emerging composers and is full of insights and descriptions of new approaches to writing and performing music for wind ensemble. All four books in the series provide an invaluable resource for deepening the understanding of the composer's art. Each chapter is dedicated to the experiences and works of a single composer, culminating with a complete list of repertoire by grade level. In a format that is consistent throughout, composers discuss their earliest experiences in music and their thoughts on the creative process; the approach to orchestration, conducting, and score study; the relationship between the composer and the commissioner; how to work with young composers; influential mentors, works, and composers; and the future of the wind band.