"Stardust Dunes" for wind band [2019, rev. 2022, pub. 2023] E.K.R. Hammell PURCHASE / PREVIEW SCORE: https://www.ekrhammell.com/product-page/stardust-dunes-full-set Demo performance recording built using NotePerformer. Premiered by Arizona State University Maroon & Gold Band, dir. Dylan Maddix. For more original music and arrangements by Canadian composer E.K.R. Hammell, visit https://www.ekrhammell.com SUBSCRIBE for more score videos from E.K.R. Hammell Music. COMPOSER'S PROGRAM NOTES: "Stardust Dunes" depicts a moment in time on a crystal-clear night during the Perseid Meteor Shower, at one of my favourite beaches on Prince Edward Island. The waves ebbed calmly, yet persistently. Occasionally, shooting stars arced overhead, one of which appeared so close and so bright that it seemed to light up the entire beach in a flash of brilliant white light, disappearing from view as quickly as it appeared into the darkness of the sand dunes. Drawing from my experience that night, and building upon imagery of sand, sea, and space, this piece was written as an attempt to explore the spiritual link between ourselves and the awe-inspiring physical world we inhabit. Copyright © 2019-2023 Evan Hammell E.K.R. HAMMELL MUSIC Website: https://www.ekrhammell.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekrhammellmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekrhammellmusic Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ekrhammellmusic

"Rescue" for wind band [2020, arr. 2021, pub. 2023] E.K.R. Hammell WINNER: 2023 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition - Canadian Band Association Original orchestral version commissioned by Kingston Youth Orchestra PURCHASE / PREVIEW SCORE: https://www.ekrhammell.com/product-page/rescue-band-full-set Demo performance recording built using NotePerformer. For more original music and arrangements by Canadian composer E.K.R. Hammell, visit https://www.ekrhammell.com SUBSCRIBE for more score videos from E.K.R. Hammell Music. PROGRAM NOTES: The inspiration behind RESCUE, while giving impressions of fantastical adventure and heroism, is actually grounded in everyday reality. At its heart, this piece is for young people, about young people. In our youth, we often rely on people close to us to rescue us from moments of distress. Additionally, our youth is a period when we develop the ability to see beyond our immediate surroundings, and serve a purpose greater than our own. Rescue is a celebration of this exciting, tumultuous time in our lives and everything that becomes of it. Copyright © 2020-2023 Evan Hammell E.K.R. HAMMELL MUSIC Website: https://www.ekrhammell.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekrhammellmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekrhammellmusic Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ekrhammellmusic