Euphonium Solo: In Gardens of Peace

[Micah.Dominic.Parsons-OFFLINE]

Hello everyone,

A number of years ago way back in August 2014, I made my first visit to the old Somme battlefield to visit my Great Grandfather, Henry Nichols who was killed in action on Sunday 11th March 1917. I visited where he had originally been buried and later that day I visited where he now rests at Assevillers New British Cemetery. I was in the final year of a music degree and after this visit, I was inspired to commission a new solo based upon The Commonweath War Graves Cemeteries on the old Somme battlefield and the result was a collaboration between myself, Wolfgang Weichselbaumer and Philip Harper which produced a very special piece of music entitled 'In Gardens of Peace'.

'In Gardens of Peace' was premiered in December 2015, and has been recorded by Steven Mead and Glynn Williams and has been performed quite a number of times since then. Over the course of lockdown Philip Harper wrote a Piano reduction for 'In Gardens of Peace' which I found time to record yesterday. I really hope you enjoy this recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOd9A4fZzT0

Best Wishes,

Micah Dominic Parsons

[John Morgan]

That was lovely, Micah. Very nicely done, and I like the tune a lot. The piano part is also nice and fits very well with the piece. Thanks for posting.

[Micah.Dominic.Parsons-OFFLINE]

Hello John,

Thank you so much. The piano reduction was recently written by Philip Harper during lockdown and I am really pleased that I have been able to record this piece.

Best Wishes,

Micah Dominic Parsons

[Nbnarcisi]

Echo John’s comments, love it !!! Great feeling and expression

[djwpe]

Beautiful piece and execution Micah. well done. The emotion of playing a piece that you commissioned always comes through.

don

[Snorlax]

Great piece played wonderfully.

[Micah.Dominic.Parsons-OFFLINE]

Hello everyone,

Thank you so much for you’re kind comments. I really hope to see all of your performing this piece in the very near future.

Best Wishes,

Micah Dominic Parsons

[Nbnarcisi]

Micah, is this in publication for purchase at this point ? If so, how would one get it /

[SteveP]

Absolutely lovely Micah. Thanks for the link! Also, in answer to the question above here's a quote from the YouTube page: "The soloist part and piano reduction for 'In Gardens of Peace' can be purchased directly from Steven Mead's Euphonium Store."

[Micah.Dominic.Parsons-OFFLINE]

Hello everyone,

You can purchase this piece directly from Steven Mead's Euphonium Store at the following link - https://www.euphoniumstore.net/produ...nium-and-piano. The Brass Band Version is also available there too. I would love to hear you're thoughts about this piece of music.

Best Wishes,

Micah Dominic Parsons

[massmanute]

I would like to learn this piece. Can anyone tell me what the highest note is in the piece? I want to be sure it is within my range before I try buying the piece.

Thanks.

I have a great uncle who was killed in France just before the end of World War I. He is buried at an American Cemetery for war dead in France. Last month I arranged to have flowers placed at his grave with a message that he is gone but not forgotten. Several of my relatives participated in this. Because of this history, learning this piece would be doubly meaningful for me.

[John Morgan]

I just listened to the piece on YouTube. Looks like the highest note is a high Bb concert (C treble clef). I heard that note twice in the piece. Also heard a few high Ab concerts (Bb treble clef).

Micah will correct me if I got it wrong (I hope).

That is a great piece of music. And very fitting for both Micah and massmanute I might add.

[massmanute]

I just listened to the piece on YouTube. Looks like the highest note is a high Bb concert (C treble clef). I heard that note twice in the piece. Also heard a few high Ab concerts (Bb treble clef).

Micah well correct me if I got it wrong (I hope).

That is a great piece of music. And very fitting for both Micah and massmanute I might add.

Thanks.

[Pat]

Beautiful piece!! Would love to have that phenomenal piano backing track... finding an accomplished pianist inclined to collaborate is a remarkable blessing.