Havana - TCU Wind Symphony, Bobby Francis (Premiere) by Kevin Day published on 2018-09-30T19:05:19Z **Winner of the 2019 BMI Student Composer Awards** *Finalist for the 2019 National Band Association William Revelli Composition Contest Premiered by the TCU Wind Symphony Bobby Francis, conductor Recorded by Brian Youngblood Edited by Kevin Day Sheet music available at www.murphymusicpress.com Grade 5 Completed October 2018 7.5 minutes approx. Latin-influenced Wind Ensemble Work "Havana" was a wind ensemble piece that I started working on in 2017, got about 30 measures into writing, and then put on the shelf. I couldn’t think of what to do with it or come up with an idea, so I ended up just putting it aside until I could. I ended up forgetting about it and while I was searching through my music files on night in September 2018, I stumbled on this work and found inspiration to write on what I had. I wanted to tell a story with the piece and make it authentic and so I spent a lot of time carefully writing the work. "Havana" (for Wind Ensemble) is a 7.5-minute work that is heavily influenced on Cuban music, rhythms, and percussion. I wanted to highlight different dance genres such as Salsa, Mambo, and Cha-Cha, while also making the piece in my own voice. I have a strong love for Latin music and so this was incredibly fun to write. There are many “Latin-influenced” pieces for band already and so I wanted to make this one stand out as one that is exciting and memorable. I hope that performers and audiences will tap their foot, bop their heads, and feel the music. www.kevindaymusic.com @kevindaymusic Enjoy! Genre Latin Comment by Harrison J. Collins Boom. You DID that. This is so incredible. Kudos, my friend! 2018-11-30T04:05:12Z Comment by Kat Weeks Love the clarinet solo!!! 2018-09-30T21:51:04Z