Evergreen Overture

Instruments:

• Flute (A) (optional)
• Flute (B) (optional)
• Oboe (optional)
• Bassoon (optional)
• Bb Clarinet (A)
• Bb Clarinet (B)
• Bb Bass Clarinet (optional)
• Eb Alto Saxophone (A)
• Eb Alto Saxophone (B) (optional)
• Bb Tenor Saxophone (optional)
• Eb Baritone Saxophone (optional)
• Bb Trumpet (A)
• Bb Trumpet (B) (optional)
• F Horn (A)
• F Horn (B) (optional)
• Trombone (A)
• Trombone (B) (optional)
• Euphonium (optional)
• Tuba
• String Bass (optional)
• Timpani
• [Percussion 1 & 2] Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Hi-hat Cymbal, Wind Chimes
• (or Drums)
• [Percussion 3 (optional)] Triangle, Glockenspiel
• (A) - Gr.2.5
• (B) - Gr.1
• None - Gr.1.5

Composed in 2017 by recommendation from Brain Music (Bravo Music).

"Evergreen" means "perennially fresh" or "never fading". It depicts what I believe we all felt when we first truly enjoyed playing our instruments.

This "Dual Grade" piece allows players of different experience levels to perform the same ensemble. A Part is for more advanced players and B Part is for beginning-level players. There are also optional parts to make it accessible for any size of band. The least you can have is nine voices. (Cl,Cl,A.Sax,Trp,Hr,Trb,Euph,Tub,Perc).

Perc. 1 and 2 can be combined and performed on the drum set. Recommended assigned parts for percussion are as follows:

• 1 percussionist: Perc.1/2 (Drums)
• 2 percussionists: Timp. and Perc.1/2 (Drums)
• 3 percussionists: Timp., Perc.1/2 (Drums), and Perc.3
• Over 4 percussionists: one per part