Fading Embers is a somber piece written for wind ensemble. It shows the power of love and how even throughout confusion and strife, it is still remains. It contains two distinct moods and themes. The first theme, apparent in the solo oboe, is the theme of love and caring. As the piece progresses the love and caring themes grow in intensity until love is overwhelming. After it slowly dissipates and falls back into confusion and the second theme. The second theme is that of strife and despair. This section of music is ominous and sparse. It slowly builds combining confusing sounds with a driving melody, and an unignorable march in the bass. Throughout the rest of the piece there is a constant back and forth with the love theme and the strife theme, instruments interject on top of each other, chords don't line up, but while the love theme may get slightly altered and changed, it is still there. It is consistent and it is letting us know that it will always be there no matter the despair, no matter the strife.

Orchestration: 2 Flutes, Oboe, Bassoon, 3 Clarinets in B-Flat, Bass Clarinet in B-Flat, 2 Alto Saxophone in E-Flat, Tenor Saxophone in B-Flat, Baritone Saxophone in E-Flat, 3 Trumpets in B-Flat, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass, Timpani, Percussoin 1 (Suspended Cymbal, Brake Drum), Percussion 2 (Bass Drum, Tam-Tam), Percussion 3 (Triangle, Medium and Low Tom), Mallet 1 (Vibraphone, Xylophone), Mallet 2 (Crotales, Chimes)

Difficulty: Grade 3

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