On the Grid
General Info
Year: 2023
Duration: c. 2:15
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Longitude 91 Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
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
- Tuba
- Contra-Bass
- Piano
- Timpani
- Percussion (5 players), including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Glockenspiel
- *Hi-Hat
- *Snare Drum
- *Suspended Cymbal
- *Triangle
- *Vibraphone
- *Wood Block
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
On the Grid began when I discovered the Netflix documentary Formula 1: Drive to Survive. Prior to watching the series, I had no knowledge of F1 racing. I thought I knew two things: the cars travel at insane speeds, and the best driver typically wins. However, that latter is only partially true. In fact, much of the success -- or lack thereof -- can be attributed to the effort of the entire team. I like that about F1, and the same idea applies to many areas of our lives. As you might have guessed, I was correct about the speed. F1 cars routinely travel over 200 miles per hour, so buckle up, get on the grid, and be ready to go at lights out!
On the Grid commissioned through the Next Music Project in 2023.
- Program Note by composer
Media
- Audio: University of Iowa Symphony Band (Richard Mark Heidel, conductor)
- Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Grisham Middle School (Austin, Tx.) Honors Band (Brittany Dacy, conductor) - 19 December 2024 (2024 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Life Painting (Adaptable Band) (2019/2020)
- Tears of St. Lawrence (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
All Wind Works
- All the Things I'm Not (2019)
- Among the Aspens (2022)
- And Sings the Tune Without the Words (2020)
- April (2008)
- Beneath a Canvas of Green (2012/2018)
- Bluebonnet Drift (2021)
- Cathedral of Fountains (2025)
- Child Moon (2017)
- Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble (2018)
- A Dream of Trees (2019)
- Drifting (2022)
- Earthshine
- Fever Flash
- Floral Larceny (2018)
- Forever Radiant (2019)
- A Glimpse of the Eternal (2016)
- I was Just Looking at the World (2011)
- In the Open Air, in the Silent Lines (2018)
- In This Moment (2001/2011)
- Inner Sanctum (2010)
- Iris (2016)
- It Has to Be Beautiful (2018)
- Life Painting (2019)
- Life Painting (Adaptable Band) (2019/2020)
- The Long Light After Time (2022)
- Move
- On the Grid
- Only Light (2014)
- Pale Blue on Deep (2011)
- A Place in the Stars (2024)
- Snap
- Shimmer
- Stained with Light
- Steeplechase (2020)
- Tears of St Lawrence (2014)
- Tears of St. Lawrence (Flex instrumentation) (2014/2020)
- Temperance (2016)
- This Is Water
- ...to the wind (2014)
- To Hope (2024)
- Traces of Amber Sky (2018)
- Under the Harvest Moon (2025)
- Vignettes of Mount Vernon (2022)
Resources
- Aaron Perrine website. Accessed 14 June 2024
- Perusal score