Sag Harbor Sunset: Concert Band Conductor Score

$9.00 USD

Sag Harbor Sunset: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Sag Harbor Sunset: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-36706S
Price: 9.00 USD
Availability: InStock

By Robert Sheldon

Grade: 4 (Medium Difficult)

Item: 00-36706S

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This thoughtful composition offers elements of musical reflection and artistic expression inspired by the beautiful sunsets along the shores of Long Island. Soft hues of color to brilliant rays of light are interspersed with the calm, yet exhilarating feelings one experiences when witnessing the power, beauty, and peace of the sun disappearing over the horizon, signaling the end of the day.

"The sounds of this piece strongly evoke the feelings of watching the different colors of a sunset disappearing over the horizon . . . The ending softly dies away to a pianissimo. This slow, reflective number is an ideal change of pace in a program.
--The Instrumentalist

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Series: Alfred Concert Band

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 16

UPC: 038081407869

SKU: 00-36706S

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About the Composer: Robert Sheldon

Robert Sheldon's compositions dominate wind band repertoire at every level, from educational ensembles to professional orchestras. His work has earned recognition from the American School Band Director's Association, Phi Beta Mu, and ASCAP, and his pieces appear regularly on state and national contest lists. He co-authored Sound Innovations for Concert Band and continues to produce multiple publications annually while accepting commissions for new works.

Sheldon's influence extends beyond the page. He regularly guest conducts All-State and Regional Honor Bands, presents clinics at universities and state music education conferences, and has conducted his own compositions at Carnegie Hall, Orchestra Hall, Boston's Symphony Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and the Kennedy Center. His conducting and teaching engagements have taken him across the United States and internationally to Japan, Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, and China. VanderCook College of Music awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2020.

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Why we love this

Sheldon crafts concert band music that balances accessibility with genuine artistic depth. This score demonstrates why his work appears so frequently on festival programs: the writing is idiomatic for young ensemble capabilities while maintaining the emotional and harmonic sophistication that keeps audiences fully engaged.

What to expect

The music mirrors the visual progression of a sunset: opening with soft, impressionistic colors that gradually intensify into brilliant warmth before gently fading into twilight calm. Throughout, there is a sense of serene observation tempered by genuine emotional resonance, creating a space for both the ensemble and audience to breathe and listen inward.

Who it's for

This Grade 4 piece belongs in any concert band program seeking meaningful contrast and reflective depth. It works equally well for ensembles building programmatic maturity and those developing sectional balance and dynamic control across the full instrumentation.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the opening phrases with gentle dynamic swell and release rather than abrupt attacks; the piece begins not with declaration but with quiet observation.
Balance the inner voices carefully during moments of harmonic layering so that the full palette of color emerges without muddying the texture.
Maintain consistent pulse during the quieter sections; silence and rest are as expressive as sound, but they require anchored tempo.
Approach the final decrescendo to pianissimo as a deliberate fade into stillness, not a rushed abandonment of energy.

How to use it

Program this after an energetic or technically demanding piece to provide listeners and performers a moment of restored focus and calm reflection. It also serves excellently as a contest selection, where its artistic maturity and controlled dynamics often impress adjudicators seeking evidence of ensemble refinement.