Wind Ensemble

Abscission (2025):

Instrumentation: Wind Ensemble (see full instrumentation below)

Duration: 7 minutes and 45 seconds

Program Notes: Abscission tells the story of a once-great tree losing it's beautiful leaves as it's life slowly fades away, leaving only bark behind in its final moments. The juxtaposition of grandiose and timid themes create this sense of oscillation throughout the piece, eventually concluding with one final and triumphant stand as the final leaf floats to the ground.

Full Instrumentation:

-2 Flutes (1st doubling Piccolo)

-Oboe

-3 Clarinets in Bb

-2 Alto Saxophone

 -Tenor Saxophone

-Baritone Saxophone

-2 Bassoons

-4 Horns in F

-3 Trumpets in Bb

-3 Trombones

 -Euphonium

 -Tuba

-Percussion I: Timpani, Seed Pod Shaker

-Percussion II: Glockenspiel, Wood Block

-Percussion III: Marimba, Crash Cymbals

-Percussion IV: Snare Drum, Seed Pod Shaker

-Percussion V: Bass Drum, Rainstick

Optional Parts:

-Euphonium (treble/ Bb clef)