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A CONSORTIUM FOR CONCERT BAND

led by Nick Balla (Arkansas State University) 

As a lifelong impatient person, I always balked at that phrase that mentors usually tell us over and over: “you have time.” (Now, as a professor myself, I say this constantly.) Easy Tiger is a reflection of that hard-earned patience, following a single, sprinting, tightly-wound theme through increasingly patient iterations.

PROJECT DETAILS

Instrumentation

Standard Concert Band, approximately as follows: piccolo, flute (2 parts), oboe (2 parts), clarinet (3 parts), bass clarinet, bassoon (2 parts), alto saxophone (with opt. soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, horn (2-4 parts), trumpet (3 parts), trombone (3 parts), euphonium, tuba, piano, percussion (timpani & 3 players), opt. double bass

Duration

6-8 minutes

Difficulty

Grade 4

Delivery

August 1, 2025, with pdf score and parts delivery.

A-State will perform the world premiere in November 2025, for additional consortium premieres starting in late Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 (and beyond!) – Consortium members receive exclusivity through June 1, 2026

Consortium Participation

$300 buy-in per band —

Options to pay: half due upon first signed agreement, half by May 31, 2025, OR full payment by May 31, 2025

Deadline

May 31, 2025

Easy Tiger

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WORKS BY CANDEY

Kid Gloves, for alto saxophone and piano
Written for and recorded by Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames

Mirror Ritual, a companion work to Appalachian Spring

for chamber orchestra and dancers

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