Lift-Off - Concert Band

"Lift-Off is a very quick and energetic piece, not quite 3 minutes long. It was written when NASA was returning the Space Shuttle to flight in 2005 and is a celebration of human space exploration. There are very few delicate moments in this piece, and I concentrate more on large gestures and thick orchestration. Highly pointed rhythmic sections give way to richly harmonized melodic sections, with an almost constant rushing of 16th notes throughout the entire piece. It is a thrilling ride for both the performers and the audience."
- Roger Zare

First place winner of the 2013 Frank Ticheli Composition Competition (category 2).

Concert Band, Grade level 3 - score and Parts included