This energetic work is a celebration of sound. High-powered fanfares and lyrical flowing lines build to a dramatic finish. "Centura" will impress your audience while remaining accessible to high school ensembles. Excellent choice for festivals and concert closing.
Original Item#: RWS-2209-00
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Massey writes with clarity and purpose. The fanfare writing sits comfortably under young players' hands while maintaining genuine impact, and the lyrical sections give your ensemble room to breathe and shape phrases meaningfully. This is the kind of piece that sounds substantially more impressive than its Grade 3 level suggests.
What to expect
Bright, propulsive fanfare writing alternates with singing melodic passages that float above the ensemble. The work builds from these contrasting ideas toward a powerful, forward-driving conclusion that leaves the audience energized.
Who it's for
High school concert bands seeking an accessible but substantial closing piece that delivers visual and sonic excitement. Directors programming festivals or spring concerts will find this works equally well for an energizing finale or a contest selection.
How to get the most out of it
Balance the fanfare textures by isolating high brass and reeds in sectionals; their rhythmic precision drives the forward momentum.
Shape the flowing lyrical passages with a slight ebb and flow in tempo, bringing out the lyrical lines rather than keeping everything metronomic.
Build dynamic contrast leading into the dramatic finish by resisting the urge to play at full volume too early; let the climax earn its weight.
How to use it
Program this as a concert closer to send the audience out on a high note, or open a spring festival appearance with its immediate impact. The balance of accessible energy and musical substance makes it equally effective on a contest schedule.
Skills your students will build
Clarity and precision in fanfare-style articulation and rhythmic figures
Phrasing and expression in lyrical, sustained passages
Dynamic control and layered texture awareness across the full ensemble
Building structural momentum across contrasting sections
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