for Youth Symphonic Band Full Score-(2003)Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty's first published work for young band describes a stretch of Interstate 75 that crosses through Florida's Everglades National Park. Alligator Alley celebrates thisnoble beast that has remained largely unchanged from prehistoric times. The first theme (“Alligator's Theme”) features the woodwinds (predominantly bassoons) while the second theme (“Hunter's Theme”) isperformed by the brass. Program notes and staging suggestions are included in this marvelously descriptive work. Duration - ca. 4:30 (American Composers Forum)
SKU: GI.G-CD-989
UPC: 785147098928.
This latest release in the GIA Composer's Collection series showcases the work of Michael Daugherty. Grammy® award winning composer Michael Daugherty is one of the most commissioned, performed, and recorded composers on the American concert music scene today. His music is influenced by modern, post-modern, and romantic music and is performed extensively throughout the world.  Stunningly performed by the North Texas Wind Symphony, under the direction of Eugene Migliaro Corporon, this recording brings together some the best works of this accomplished composer. The booklet includes extensive liner notes about Michael Daugherty and his contribution to wind band repertoire.  The GIA Composer's Collection offers wonderful recordings of masterworks by some of the most respected wind symphony composers of all time. Contents: Niagara Falls (1997) • UFO (2001): Traveling Music, Unidentified, Flying, ???, Objects • On the Air (2012) • Lost Vegas (2011): Viva, Mirage, Fever • Red Cape Tango (1999) • Brooklyn Bridge (2005): East, South, West, North • Desi (1991) • Vulcan (2014): Pon Farr, Mind Meld, Vulcan's Forge • Bells for Stokowski (2002) • Winter Dreams (2015) • Bizzaro (1993) • Alligator Alley (2003) • Motown Metal (1994) • Rio Grande (2015).
