Manhattan Beach Music Cameron's Dream - Greene - Concert Band - Gr. 3

• Composer/Author: GREENE, JONI
• Instrumentation: CONCERT BAND
• Genre: FESTIVAL
• Grade/Level: 3.0
• Model # 214288MAN

Composer: Joni Greene
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Level: 3

Cameron's Dream encompasses multiple moods and styles, with the goal of introducing younger players to diverse musical expressivity within appropriate technical demands. It is dedicated to my young son, Cameron, and was inspired from the practice of intermedii (interludes) of the late 16th century -- musical excerpts of various themes and styles presented between acts of a play. They were considered the forerunner of opera, and were often brief spectacles incorporating dance. Such intermedii frequently told a story with moral or political undertones. Using this as my inspiration, Cameron's Dream introduces a whimsical fantasy for young players to express brief scenes within an overarching story: Sailing to Dreamland; Gypsies vs. Pirates; Man Overboard; Heroic Measures; and Teddy's Lullaby. - Joni Greene

(Performance by University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Ben Harper, guest conductor)