The Banshee of the Badlands, Op. 15

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The Banshee of the Badlands is a two-movement musical story for Band depicting the South Dakota legend of the Banshee of the Badlands and its Companion. I started writing this piece in the summer of 2019, and first finished it in February of 2020. I was going to premiere it in May of that year, but with the COVID-19 Pandemic starting in March of that year, everything was canceled after that. Feeling discouraged, I put it aside for three years. It wasn’t until November of 2023 that I felt ready to pull it back out, revise it, and have it read by an ensemble. It finally received its first official reading on February 28th, 2024 at Grand Valley State University with the Winter 2024 Concert Band, and it received its official premiere on April 12, 2024.

For more information on the text source of the piece, go to: www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-bansheebadlands/ to learn more.

Dur. (4:48), Two Movements

Concert Band. Grade 3

Listen & Watch Premiere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P70gm4Uw0BI

Score Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Pi8YzPFFw

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Paperback

Electronic

Additional Score

The Banshee of the Badlands is a two-movement musical story for Band depicting the South Dakota legend of the Banshee of the Badlands and its Companion. I started writing this piece in the summer of 2019, and first finished it in February of 2020. I was going to premiere it in May of that year, but with the COVID-19 Pandemic starting in March of that year, everything was canceled after that. Feeling discouraged, I put it aside for three years. It wasn’t until November of 2023 that I felt ready to pull it back out, revise it, and have it read by an ensemble. It finally received its first official reading on February 28th, 2024 at Grand Valley State University with the Winter 2024 Concert Band, and it received its official premiere on April 12, 2024.