Hal Leonard Out of the Shadows Concert Band Level 3 Composed by Michael Sweeney

Commissioned for the Wisconsin Lutheran High School's centennial year, this expansive work incorporates the Welsh folk song The Ash Grove in a lush and varied treatment. The main melody, played first by horns and baritone, returns near the end in a glorious, fully orchestrated chorale. In between is a beautiful secondary theme played by oboe and flute soloists followed by a dramatic fugal section. A musically rewarding and effective piece. (6:00)

• Commissioned for the Wisconsin Lutheran High School's centennial year, this expansive work incorporates the Welsh folk song The Ash Grove in a lush and varied treatment
• The main melody, played first by horns and baritone, returns near the end in a glorious, fully orchestrated chorale
• In between is a beautiful secondary theme played by oboe and flute soloists followed by a dramatic fugal section
• A musically rewarding and effective piece
• (6:00)