Traveler

From Wind Repertory Project

David Maslanka

David Maslanka


General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: c. 13:05
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer, distributed by Theodore Presser
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental ($335.00)   |   Score Only - $95.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Piano
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Bongos
  • Crash Cymbals
  • Crotales
  • Maracas
  • Marimba
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Sleigh Bells
  • Snare Drum
  • Suspended Cymbals (2: large and small)
  • Tam-tam
  • Temple Blocks
  • Tom (medium)
  • Tom-tom
  • Triangles (2: large and small)
  • Vibraphone
  • Wood Block
  • Xylophone


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Traveler was commissioned in 2003 by the University of Texas at Arlington Band Alumni Association, the Delta Sigma chapter of Kapa Kappa Psi and the Gamma Nu chapter of Tau Beta Sigma, in honor of the career contributions of Ray C. Lichtenwalter (b. 1940), retiring director of bands at UT Arlington. Ray has been a close friend and champion of my music for many years, and it was a great pleasure for me to write this piece for his final concert.

The idea for Traveler came from the feeling of a big life movement as I contemplated my friend's retirement. Traveler begins with an assertive statement of the chorale melody Nicht so traurig, nicth so sehr (Not so sad, not so much). The chorale was not chosen for its title, although in retrospect it seems quite appropriate. The last part of a life need not be sad. It is the accumulation of all that has gone before, and a powerful projection into the future -- the potential for a tremendous gift of life and joy. And so the music begins with energy and movement, depicting an engaged life in full stride. At the halfway point, a meditative quiet settles in. Life's battles are largely done; the soul is preparing for its next big step.

In our hearts, our minds, our souls
 We travel from life to life to life
 In time and eternity.

- Program Note by composer


Awards


Media


State Ratings

  • North Carolina: Masterworks


Performances

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  • Baden-Württemberg (Ger.) Youth Wind Ensemble (Alexander Beer, conductor) – 7 June 2026
  • Texas A&M University–Kingsville Symphonic Band (Kyle Aufderhar, conductor) – 28 April 2026
  • University of Kansas (Lawrence) Wind Ensemble (Paul Popiel, conductor) – 9 April 2026
  • Veterans Memorial High School (Corpus Christi, TX) Wind Ensemble (Marco Mellone, conductor) - 25 March 2026
  • Western Washington University (Bellingham) Wind Symphony (Paul Bain, conductor) – 19 March 2026 (CBDNA 2026 Western/Northwestern Division Conference, Reno, Nev.)
  • Carrollton (Ga.) High School Wind Ensemble (Chris Carr, conductor) – 18 March 2026
  • Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Symphony Band (Elliot Polot, conductor) – 9 December 2025
  • Mountainside High School Wind Ensemble (Beaverton, OR) (Jeremy Zander, conductor) – 17 May 2025
  • Manhattan Wind Ensemble (New York, N.Y.) (Sarah Fernandez, conductor) – 17 May 2025
  • University of Toronto (Ont., Can.) Wind Ensemble (Gillian MacKay, conductor) – 21 March 2025
  • Bixby (Okla.) High School Wind Ensemble (Jeremy Parker, conductor) – 10 March 2025
  • California State University, Long Beach Symphonic Band (Adam Friedrich, conductor) – 8 March 2025
  • California All-State High School (Sacramento) Wind Symphony (Robert Taylor, conductor) – 18 January 2025 (2025 CASMEC Conference, Sacramento)
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg) Wind Orchestra (Jerianne Larson, conductor) – 2 October 2024
  • Central Washington University (Ellensburg) Wind Ensemble (T. André Feagin, conductor) – 17 July 2024 (WASBE Conference, Gwangju-Gyeonggi, South Korea)
  • Gold Wind Symphony (Dr. Christine E. Lundahl, conductor) - GWS Inaugural Concert (Eastvale, CA) - 17 March 2024
  • University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Wind Ensemble (Chris Knighten, conductor) – 1 March 2024 (CBDNA 2024 Southwestern Division Conference, Kansas City, Mo.)
  • University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) Wind Ensemble (Gary Hill, conductor) – 29 November 2023
  • Sonoma State University (Rphnert Park, Calif.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Andy Collinsworth, conductor) - 27 September 2023
  • University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Symphony (Jaclyn Hartenberger, conductor) - 27 September 2023
  • Hampshire County (UK) Youth Wind Ensemble (Adam Broughton, conductor) - 25 June 2023
  • Northshore Concert Band (Evanston, Ill.) (Mallory Thompson, conductor) – 4 June 2023
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte Wind Ensemble (Hunter Kopczynski, conductor) – 28 April 2023
  • University of Central Oklahoma (Edmund) Wind Symphony (Brian Lamb, conductor) - 20 January 2023
  • Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) Wind Ensemble (Joseph Higgins, conductor) - 12 December 2022


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