To the Horizon - Brass Choir

This work tells the story of the famous sailor and explorer - Christopher Columbus. His voyage to discover a trade route with China while traveling West led to the discovering of The New World - the Americas.

It is set in four contrasting sections - At the Dock, Setting Sail, A Lonely Life at Sea, and To New Discoveries - each with it's own character and color. The stately fanfare opening moves into a spirited section with a great melody and syncopated support rhythms. "A Lonely Life at Sea" is reflective with melody in the middle voices. The piece concludes with a recap of the upbeat spirited melody before arriving at an energetic conclusion.

Written for brass choir by David Marlatt.

Includes score and parts: 3 trumpets, flugel horn, 2 horns, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, bells/chimes, timpani, snare/bass drum, and tambourine/cabasa/suspended cymbal/crash cymbals.