Lullaby
Flex Music EnsembleProgram Note
Lullaby was written as part of a five-movement suite of one-minute pieces, by five different composers (Brian Balmages, Jennifer Jolley, Frank Ticheli, and Alex Shapiro), commissioned by Composers and Schools for five different schools.
Each composer paired with a school (in my case Mount Rainier High), and having spent some time talking with the students and listening to what they had to say, I felt the piece had to have a special, positive, symbolism to it.
Between my initial meeting with Mount Rainier High’s band Jordan Beckman, and the subsequent time I spent with the wonderful students, Mr. Beckman became a father – and so it seemed appropriate that a lullaby was composed!
Peter Meechan 2020
Instrumentation (flex ensemble)
SATB parts for:
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium (bass clef and Bb), Tuba
Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Percussion:
Glock, Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone
Piano
Flex Ensemble Notes
As part of the Creative Repertoire Initative I have written/re-worked several pieces that are for an adaptable/flexible ensembles (for band and string instruments) as a response to the challenges to music performance and education that have been created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The idea behind these pieces is that, no matter the issues we face moving in to the 2020/21 academic year, there will be repertoire for players of all levels to learn and play together, be it in person, a hybrid-model, etc..
The pieces fall in to one of 2 categories:
1- Adaptable Instrumental Ensemble:
These have been composed/arranged in to 4 voices (S,A,T,B) and scored so that each instrument in your ensemble can play any part (ie flute 1 – 4, French Horn 1 -4, Tuba 1 – 4 etc.). There are optional percussion parts in every piece and several of the pieces also have optional piano parts. There are also works with electronics too! Also included in the set will be a score for each instrument (e.g. a 4 part score for trombone, a 4-part score for clarinet, etc..), as well as a score in C complete with all of the percussion parts.
2- Flex Instrumental Ensemble:
has instruments assigned to specific voice parts based on range. This type of ensemble requires at least one player available on each part.
All sets will be delivered digitally as a PDF and you are free to distribute those PDF files to anyone within your program.
For more information, please see this Meechan Music Adaptable Chart FAQ.