Chunk

a funk for winds and percussion
(2003)
Duration: 6'
PROFESSIONAL

Commissioned by:
the University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra, Thomas G Leslie, conductor

"...a well-scored delight." -Bandworld Magazine

Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Bsn, 3Clar, BClar, 2ASax, TSax, BSax, 3Trpt, Flglhn, 4Hn, 2Trb, BTrb, Euph, 2Tba, BassGtr, Kybd, 5Perc (Xyl/Glock/Vibr/Mar/2Tri/2Bgos/Guir/ Shkr/SusCym/Whis), DrumSet

Parts available for hire. Score available for sale from OK Feel Good Music, or from Shattinger Music.

Funk is all around us. It has permeated every aspect of popular music and culture. What was born as a 70's counter-culture movement has grown to become the heart of any music with a beat. Sit in a coffee shop, listen to top-40's radio, shop in a department store -- it doesn't matter if it's a hip 90's club tune, or a contemporary concert music work -- you can't escape the funk. Chunk owes major favors to George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Prince, and Beck, just to name a few. We steal, because we love.

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RECENT PERFORMANCES

Eastern Michigan University Wind Symphony, Ypsilanti, MI, John P. Zastoupil, conductor - Apr 13 2008

University of Louisiana Wind Ensemble, School of Music, Angelle Hall, Wm.J.Hochkeppel, conductor - Oct 19 2007

University of Tsukuba Wind Ensemble, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN, Rie Kaino, conductor - Jun 09 2007