Until the Wind Changes
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:09:45
Cost: $15.00
Instrumentation
Glockenspiel / Concert Bass Drum / Low Tom Tom / Conga / Bongos / Wind Chimes
Program Notes
When Dillon Lewis approached Joe Moore about writing a piece for me, he was completely open to the commission and ideas I had for it. The title of the piece is a direct quote from the novel and feature film “Mary Poppins.” In the story, the two children ask Mary, “How long will you stay with us? What will we ever do without you?” Mary replies, “I shall stay until the wind changes.” My grandmother, Ann Schneider, who sadly passed away about three years ago, was the inspiration for this piece. She is my greatest musical inspiration and continues to inspire me to do what I do every day. She loved Disney and she especially loved backyard wind chimes. My family and I continue to mourn her loss; it has been very hard for us to let go. Nobody was ready for the “wind to change.”
This short three-movement work opens with a calm introduction to the instruments and, especially, a large set of backyard wind chimes. These chimes, along with the rest of the instruments, are played softly until we hear the wind change in the second movement. This movement is played entirely on a glockenspiel and has many running passages, representing the movement of the wind. This explodes into the third movement, which is played mostly on the percussion set-up. This movement represents the feeling of hesitation to the wind changing until the very end, in which the performer slowly lets go of the music, allowing the sound of the wind chimes to completely dissipate.
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Marimba Solo Works
Agape - Marimba
A Glimpse of Life - Marimba
Autumn - Marimba
A Wind Sketch - Marimba
Dawn - Marimba
Faith - Marimba
Halley's Comet - Marimba
Juengel Dance - Marimba
Lemniscate “8 is strength” - Marimba
Of the Moon - Marimba
Pantocrator - Marimba
Release (Moore) - Marimba
Redemption - Marimba
The Piece that Passes All Understanding - Marimba
Vibraphone Solo Works
A Day in the Studio
Eclipse (Moore)
No wind, no rain, just a subtle mist
Glockenspiel Solo Work
Five Pieces for Solo Glockenspiel
Crotales Solo Works
Timpani Solo Works
Parable
Thunder
Treading Lightly
Snare Drum Solo
Acharya - Concert Snare Drum
iDrum - Marching Snare Drum
juNO (rudimental) - Concert Snare Drum
Platform - Concert Snare Drum
Quit - Concert Snare Drum
Auxiliary Percussion Solo
3 drums - Congas
Fuse - Cowbell
Ritual - Tambourine
Thick Skin - Djembe
Multiple Percussion Solo Works
Bound
Epoch
Kindled Fire
Pulsar
Sill Waters Run Deep
Until the Wind Changes
Percussion Concerto Works
Concerto No. 1 for Marimba and Orchestra - Marimba, Orchestra
Cucuy - Snare Drum, Percussion Ensemble
Fede di Volare (Faith to Fly) - Marimba, Percussion Trio
Landscapes (Moore) - Timpani, Percussion Ensemble
Primary Source - Marimba, Percussion Sextet
Unchained - Marimba, Percussion Trio
Unforeseen Problems - Marimba, Percussion Trio
Percussion Ensembles Works
Above the Clouds - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Apex - Percussion Duo
Barbaric Passages - Percussion Duo
Bon Temps - Percussion Quartet
Burning Coal - Percussion ensemble (8-12)
Dark Matter - Percussion Quartet
Denkyem - Percussion Sextet
Dimension 5 - Percussion Duo
Entourage - Percussion Quartet
Geaux - Percussion Duo, Snare drum + timpani
Genesis - Percussion Octet
Halo (Moore) - Percussion Trio
Mosaic - Percussion Quintet
Northeastern Relic - Percussion Nonet
Nova - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Ojo' (evil eye) - Percussion Quintet
Omojo - Percussion Duo
Projection - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Seconds Away - Marimba, Percussion Duo
Secrets We Keep - Percussion Duo
Spiritual Gifts - Percussion Quartet
Strobes - Percussion Quartet
Sweet Bread - beginning level percussion ensemble
Tempered Glass - Percussion Quintet
with liberty... - Percussion (14)
Mallet Ensemble Works
Celestial Bodies - Marimba Quartet
Leoce - Marimba Duo
Luna - Marimba & Vibes
Marimba Quartet - Marimba Quartet
Pattern Music (Moore) - Marimba Duo
Purple Mist - Marimba & Vibes
Quartz Mountain
Percussion With Other Instruments
Astronomically Speaking - Alto Saxophone, Multiple Percussion
A yearning - Horn, Marimba
Bad Vibes - Bb trumpet, Vibraphone
Beijos - Violin, Multiple Percussion
Celestial Dreams - Multiple Percussion, w/tape
Chant - Marimba + tabla
Constellations - Alto Flute, Marimba
Even - keel - Horn, Multiple Percussion
Space Grey - Electric Guitar, Vibraphone
The Colour Suite - Violin, Multiple Percussion
The Jackal’s Wedding - Alto Saxophone, Multiple Percussion
Wooden Alloy - Trumpet, Percussion Duo