Max Joy
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General Info
Year: 2026
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Swan Maiden Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00; (digital) - $80.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00; (digital) - $10.00
Instrumentation
- Full Score
- Flute
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet I-II
- Horn in F
- Trombone
- Euphonium BC & TC
- Tuba
- Timpani
- Percussion I-II-III, including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Bells
- *Crash Cymbals
- *Ride Cymbal
- *Snare Drum
- *Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Max Roeker was a bright, joyful little boy whose smile, laughter, and boundless curiosity brought warmth to everyone around him. He loved dance parties in the kitchen, snuggling up for family movie nights, riding tractors, and finding magic in the simplest moments.
In April of 2023, Max was diagnosed with leukemia, and just one month later, his brave battle ended far too soon. In that short time, his parents, Andy and Laura Roeker, made him a promise: the world would know who he was, and feel the joy he brought to everyone around him.
That promise became Max Joy Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to spreading joy to others in need — whether they are facing cancer or other illnesses, experiencing hardship, or simply in need of a heartfelt pick-me-up. Max Joy’s mission is rooted in the belief that even in life’s hardest moments, joy has the power to heal, connect, and inspire.
- Program Note by Chris Gleason
Dedicated to the memory of Max Roeker in support of the MAX JOY Foundation.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Symphonic Band (Philip Ostrader, conductor)
- Video: Reference recording and perusal score
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Bay Port High School (Green Bay, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Ashley and Kyle Siegrist, conductors) - 11 May 2026 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2019/2020)
- Steampunk Scenes (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2021)
All Wind Works
- Adventures in Wonderland (2026)
- Anthem (2026)
- Ascendant (2025)
- The Authors Suite (2024)
- Kindred Spirits (2023)
- My Dearest Jane (2023)
- Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (2014/2019/2024)
- Band of Heroes (2018)
- Bandwidth Radio Hour (2024)
- Baskerville (2019)
- Bolérobot (2025)
- The Candy Factory (2024)
- Category 4 (2021)
- Claremont Triumphant (2011)
- Clocktower Fanfare (2016)
- Determined Hearts (2025)
- Echoes (2018)
- El Salon Mexico (as arranger) (1936/2009)
- Equinox (2026)
- Fairest of the Renaissance Fair (2023)
- Fanfare on "Joy to the World" (2025)
- First Suite Fanfare (2020)
- Florence & Alice (2021)
- Four Grainger Songs (as arranger) (2003)
- Good Times (2026)
- The Haunted Carousel (2015)
- A Journey in Time (2020)
- Kindred Spirits. See: See: The Authors Suite
- Like the Wind (2023)
- Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein. See: The Authors Suite
- Mary Shelley Meets Frankenstein (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2019/2020)
- Max Joy (2026)
- My Dearest Jane. See: See: The Authors Suite
- She Dares, She Leaps (2022)
- Slow Burn
- Springtime Ride (2018)
- Steampunk Scenes (Flex instrumentation) (2015/2021)
- Steampunk Suite (2015/2017)
- Symphony in Blue & Gold (2023)
- The Town Band (2022)
- Tutued Toucan Can-Can (2021)
- Where no one has gone before (2023)
- Winds Across the Water (2025)
- Winter's Revel (2023)
Resources
- Erika Svanoe website. Accessed 18 May 2026
- Max Joy. Accessed 18 May 2026
- Perusal score