Program Notes

Join a group of explorers on a quest as they battle an evil sorcerer and an army of minions! Motifs appear and interact just like characters in a story; there’s even a MacGuffin that everyone is after!

• "When I spoke with Ian about writing another piece for us, I suggested a fanfare - an easy idea when you have 26 players in the brass section. After receiving an electronic version of the piece, I realized it loosely followed the musical form known as a rondo. The opening fanfare returns four times in the piece, while the primary melody returns three times after its initial statement. Each return is different than the original statement. A third, darker theme in the lower voices, is played twice in the piece, which offers a nice contrast to the opening fanfare and primary theme. Thus, Fanfare and Rondo seemed like an apt title for the work." - Mr. Michael Hintzman

  • The Northwestern High School Band would like to thank the Oulu Community Theater for their financial support in the commissioning of Fanfare and Rondo.

  • Fanfare and Rondo was premiered by the Northwestern High School Concert Band on March 9th, 2020 in the Patricia Loustari Theatre (Northwestern High School - Maple, WI)

• Instrumentation:

  • Piccolo (with optional Flute 1 cues)

  • Flute 1, 2

  • Oboe

  • Bassoon

  • Clarinet in Bb 1-3

  • Bass Clarinet

  • Alto Saxophone 1-2

  • Tenor Saxophone

  • Baritone Saxophone

  • Trumpet in Bb 1-3

  • Horn in F 1-2

  • Trombone 1-3

  • Baritone

  • Tuba

  • Timpani (4 drums)

  • Percussion 1

    • #1: Snare Drum, Tambourine

    • #2: Bass Drum

  • Percussion 2

    • #1: Crash Cymbals, Woodblocks, Hi-Hat

    • #2: Tam-tam, Suspended Cymbal

  • Mallet Percussion 1

    • Bells, Xylophone, Triangle

  • Mallet Percussion 2

    • Xylophone, Chimes

  • Mallet Percussion 1 and 2 share the same xylophone

• Grade 3-3.5

• Score and set of parts, 118 pages