High Flight: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

$80.00 USD

High Flight: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Name: High Flight: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-49976
Price: 80.00 USD
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By Chris M. Bernotas

Grade: 3

Item: 00-49976

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This exciting overture by Chris M. Bernotas shares a title with the poem that inspired it, High Flight. The poem by John Gillespie Magee embodies the spirit to explore and dance freely in the sky. This piece offers students many musical opportunities and challenges and is the perfect selection for a contest, concert opener, or closer. (3:50)

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Series: Young Symphonic

Publisher: Alfred Music

ISBN10: 1-4706-5834-8

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-5834-2

UPC: 038081575902

SKU: 00-49976

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About the Composer: Chris M. Bernotas

Chris M. Bernotas brings over 25 years of experience as a composer, conductor, and educator to his work at Alfred Music, where he directs instrumental publications for band and orchestra programs worldwide. His compositions balance accessibility with genuine musical substance, earning performances from student ensembles through advanced groups across the globe.

Bernotas draws his compositional insight directly from classroom experience, understanding the real challenges music teachers navigate with developing musicians. Beyond composing, he actively serves as guest conductor and clinician for honor groups and workshops, and has co-authored several pedagogical resources including the Sound Innovations and Sound Artistry series. His dual commitment to creating engaging repertoire and advancing music education practice positions him as a thoughtful voice in concert band literature.

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Why we love this

This overture delivers genuine orchestral energy at Grade 3, giving your band a showstopper that doesn't require superhuman technique. Bernotas anchors the programmatic content to Magee's poem without making it precious; the music invites soaring, confident playing that builds student ownership of the story. It reads as a concert-ready opener or closer rather than a "student piece," a quality that lifts ensemble morale and audience engagement.

What to expect

Exuberant and soaring, with the spirit of flight built into every phrase. The piece captures both the wonder and the kinetic energy of breaking free into open sky, moving from bright, propulsive passages to moments of reflection before lifting off again.

Who it's for

Concert bands at the intermediate level who want genuine musical substance without technical overreach. This works for groups preparing contest entries, concert programming, or honors festival selections.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the melodic lines with direction and forward momentum; resist the urge to linger on arrival points, letting the piece breathe through its natural harmonic motion.
Balance the accompaniment figures so they support rather than overshadow soloists, particularly in woodwind passages where transparency matters.
Lock the tempo transitions (there are several) in rehearsal before polishing; the piece's narrative relies on clear architectural shifts between sections.
Mark breath points in parts that allow the ensemble to move as one organism, especially during sustained or syncopated passages where rhythmic cohesion can blur.

How to use it

Program this as your opening number to set an energetic, confident tone for the concert, or hold it for the closer when the ensemble has warmed into the evening and can deliver the full weight of the final statements. It pairs naturally with other contemporary concert band repertoire at this level and sits comfortably in a mixed season of classical, contemporary, and lighter fare.