I Know Moonrise - Concert Band

"The piece starts slowly and falteringly, (marked “Haltingly, mournful”) with a solo french horn taking the place of the alto voice in a poignantly blues-inflected melody. The music darkens as it passes out of moonlight into the graveyard and down into the grave. But on the other side of the grave waits joy, reconciliation, light, and rest. “I Know Moonrise” was commissioned for the retirement of my father, Dr. Daniel Turner, after more than 40 years of service as Director of Bands, and Head of the Department of Music Education at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC."

-Jess Turner

Concert Band, grade level 4 - score and parts included