Brass, Percussion, and Organ (optional)

Program Notes

As It Came to Be is written for British Brass Band with an optional organ part. All orders come with transposed parts for those ensembles with more standard brass (Trumpet in Bb, Horn in F, non-transposed Trombone/Euphonium/Baritone/Tuba)

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This work was created to honor the formation and subsequent 20 years of the Big River Brass Band, which began with a small group of five players before becoming the large ensemble it is today. In the music you will hear these five players featured (including a small duet by a husband (cornet) and wife (horn) who began the ensemble). The music builds momentum as the ensemble gains more players.

There are two instances in the music where you will hear vague quotes of the same hymn that composer William Schuman used to write Chester, the chorale of which The Big River Brass Band uses as a daily warm-up.