Shelter Island
From East Coast Pictures
by Nigel Hess
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band Wind Band

SKU: AP.12-0571519393

From East Coast Pictures. Composed by Nigel Hess. 5 or More; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Solo Small Ensembles; Wind Band. Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score and Part(s). Faber Music #12-0571519393. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571519393).

ISBN 9780571519392. English.

Shelter Island is the first movement of East Coast Pictures. It is a depiction of the Shelter Island itself, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island.

East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from the National Westminster Bank plc. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.