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
University of Oregon Wind Ensmble, Aasen-Hull, University of Oregon School of Music & Dance, David Vickerman, conductor - May 01 2010
Rutgers Wind Ensemble, NJ State Music Educators Convention, Hilton East Brunswick, Darryl J. Bott, conductor - Feb 18 2010
Rutgers Wind Ensemble, Nicholas Music Center, Mason Gross School of the Arts, William Berz, conductor - Dec 08 2009
