- Orchestra
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- Across the groaning continent
- As the scent of spring rain...
- Avenue X
- Blow It Up, Start Again
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- Sowing Useful Truths
- Symphony No. 1, My Hands Are a City
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- The Americans
- The Rivers of Bowery
- Uncle Sid
- Chamber
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- Arrangements
Uncle Sid
fantasy on a folk tune
Year
2002Duration
03:00Level
AdvancedPerusal Score
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Uncle Sid bears a family resemblance to a puny nephew, a little ditty born of one long and feverish collegiate night. It was a night of passionate desperation, the fruit of which was a namesake who never quite lived up to his family’s unreasonable expectations. His Uncle Sid, however, lives life on a much grander and appropriate scale.
Sid is crass, obnoxious, and uncaring of anyone’s feelings. Traveling the wedding/bar mitzvah circuit, Sid performs a hora for the horrified crowds. Sure, Sid sounds like fun, but wait till you get to know him.
Uncle Sid first reared his ugly head in public on October 10, 2002, introduced by the UNLV Wind Orchestra, with the composer conducting. Sid is dedicated to my brother, with familial understanding.
Genres: Winds
Subgenres: Large EnsembleEducational
Instrumentation
Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, 2Bsn, 3Clar, BClar, 2ASax, TSax, Bax, 3Trp, 4Hn, 2Trb, B.Trb, Bar, 2Tba, Cb, Timp, Perc1 (Xyl/ Kazoo/ SandBl), Perc2 (Glock/ Kazoo/ SnDr), Perc3 (Mar/ Kazoo/ DrSet/ Siren), Perc4 (Vibr/ Kazoo/ SusCym/ CymPair/ 2CBell), Perc5 (BDr/ Kazoo/ Tamb/ BLyra/ BrDr), +Kazoos
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Recent Performances
- November 24, 2024 - The Concordia Band at Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College. Conducted by Peter Haberman.
- February 26, 2020 - Lipscomb University Wind Ensemble at Collins Auditorium, Lipscomb University. Conducted by Benjamen Blasko.
- November 21, 2019 - Portland Youth Wind Ensemble at Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME. Conducted by Jackie Townsend.