Reflections and Furies: Concert Band Conductor Score

$12.00 USD

Reflections and Furies: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Reflections and Furies: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-50327S
Price: 12.00 USD
Availability: InStock

By Roland Barrett

Grade: 2.5

Item: 00-50327S

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From the pen of veteran band composer Roland Barrett, Reflections and Furies presents an alternating combination of quiet-contemplative and high-energy passages, offering ensembles an excellent opportunity to work on the performance of contrasting styles. (4:10)

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Series: Belwin Young Band

Publisher: Alfred Music

ISBN10: 1-4706-5905-0

ISBN13: 978-1-4706-5905-9

UPC: 038081576312

SKU: 00-50327S

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About the Composer: Roland Barrett

Roland Barrett has shaped generations of student musicians through his dual role as composer and educator. Since 2001, he has taught music theory and composition at the University of Oklahoma, where his courses emphasize 20th century techniques and reach both undergraduate and graduate students. Beyond the classroom, he arranges annually for the Pride of Oklahoma marching band and maintains an active composing practice that has produced over two hundred published works across symphonic band, chamber ensembles, and marching contexts.

Barrett's compositions have earned recognition at the highest levels of music education and broadcasting. His works appear regularly on All-State and All-Region honor band programs, and his music has been featured on NPR and at major conventions including the Midwest Band & Orchestra Conference and the International Trumpet Guild. A multiple recipient of the ASCAPlus award, Barrett brings the perspective of a working composer who understands what student ensembles need to perform well.

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Why we love this

Reflections and Furies gives your band a genuine contrasting-styles study without requiring a sprawling runtime or advanced technical demands. The piece respects Grade 2.5 abilities while refusing to sound simplistic, and its alternating moods create natural rehearsal breaks where you can isolate the contemplative language from the energetic passages. This is exactly the kind of concert or festival piece that builds ensemble maturity.

What to expect

Reflections and Furies captures the emotional range of introspection and release. Quiet passages invite listeners into a moment of stillness, while the energetic sections burst with forward momentum and brightness, creating a satisfying arc that feels earned rather than imposed.

Who it's for

Directors programming Grade 2.5 concert or festival bands who want repertoire with genuine musical substance. This work rewards ensembles ready to handle both lyrical control and rhythmic precision without requiring advanced technique.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the quiet passages with deliberate attention to phrase contour rather than dynamic level alone. Teach students to sustain tone quality even at softer volumes so that reflective sections don't collapse into timidity.
Establish the high-energy sections' pulse with your baton early in rehearsal, then have the ensemble internalize the tempo shift before adding articulation and style. This prevents rushing when excitement builds.
Balance blend across sections during contrasting moments. The shift between moods often requires sudden textural changes, so clarify which voices anchor the foundation in each section.

How to use it

This piece anchors a concert program beautifully as a centerpiece that demonstrates your band's stylistic range, or opens a festival performance with an impression of musical maturity. Its 4:10 duration fits comfortably into varied programming schemes without dominating the concert.