Bees

Description

Your performers and audience will be buzzing with excitement for the fourth and final movement of Randall Standridge’s “The Garden Suite.” Playful melodies, achievable chromaticism, and colorful orchestration (including the use of buzzing mouthpieces and/or mutes for brass), along with careful attention to rhythmic vocabulary and range combine to make a winning combination! This movement stands on its own, or may be combined with Frogs, March of the Arachnids, and Flowers to present a large scale work for young ensembles. With nods to Rimsky-Korsakov, Khachaturian, and the use of the folk song “The Baby Bumblee Bee Song,” this work is sure to be a hit with performers and audiences alike.

Grade: 2
Duration: 2’45”