1 Piccolo
1 Flute 1
1 Flute 2
1 Oboe 1
1 Oboe 2
1 Bassoon 1
1 Bassoon 2
1 Clarinet in Eb
2 Clarinet in Bb 1
2 Clarinet in Bb 2
2 Clarinet in Bb 3
1 Bass Clarinet
2 Alto Saxophone
1 Tenor Saxophone
1 Baritone Saxophone
1 Cornet 1
1 Cornet 2
1 Trumpet in Bb 1
1 Trumpet in Bb 2
1 Trumpet in Bb 3
1 Horn in F 1
1 Horn in F 2
1 Horn in F 3
1 Horn in F 4
1 Trombone 1
1 Trombone 2
1 Trombone 3
2 Euphonium
2 Tuba
1 String Bass
1 Timpani
1 Mallet Percussion: Chimes, Xylophone, Vibraphone
2 Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle
1 Percussion 2: Suspended Cymbal, Gong, Tambourine
Originally composed in May 2011, Piper's March was an exercise in the freedom offered by the summer break between my junior and senior years of high school at Arizona School for the Arts. At the time, my dad was living and working in Huntington Beach, California, and I had the opportunity to live with him there all summer. During that glorious summer, I found myself reminiscing about the previous summer's family trip to Washington D.C. and Colonial Williamsburg. While in Williamsburg, I watched fife and drum corps march through the streets in displays of patriotic fervor and showmanship. With this image fresh in my mind, I wrote Piper's March in a creative blur.
Piper's March won Second Prize in the 2011 Hillcrest Wind Ensemble Call for Scores. It was premiered on April 14th, 2012 at First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Diego, California by the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble. The 2022 version of Piper's March streamlines its orchestration and is rededicated to the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble, which I had the enormous opportunity to perform with while I lived in San Diego.
You can purchase the score for Piper’s March at Trevco Music Publishing.