Frenetic
for wind ensemble
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Eb Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon (optional), 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
Percussion Instruments
Triangle, Finger Cymbal, Bar Chimes, Small Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Slapstick, Egg Shakers, Cabasa, Vibraslap, 2 Woodblocks, Cowbell, Claves (2 pairs), 2 Bongos, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Kick Drum (or Bass Drum), Hi-Hat, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Crotales, Drum Kit (Kick, Hi-hat, Small Snare, Large Snare, Splash Cymbal)
Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
Year Composed: 2024
Commissioned by Rickey H. Badua (Cal Poly Pomona), Paul Bain (Western Washington University), Brandon Michael Caine (Bonney Lake High School), and Joseph P. Scott (Pierce College)
Premiered March 6, 2025 by the Western Washington University Wind Symphony
NOTE: The commissioners listed above maintain exclusive rights to the performance of this work until January 2026.
Score is 11x17, Parts are 8.5 x 11.
*Use the Rental Inquiry Form for a parts rental quote.
Digital perusal score available upon request.
for wind ensemble
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Eb Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon (optional), 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
Percussion Instruments
Triangle, Finger Cymbal, Bar Chimes, Small Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Slapstick, Egg Shakers, Cabasa, Vibraslap, 2 Woodblocks, Cowbell, Claves (2 pairs), 2 Bongos, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Kick Drum (or Bass Drum), Hi-Hat, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Crotales, Drum Kit (Kick, Hi-hat, Small Snare, Large Snare, Splash Cymbal)
Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
Year Composed: 2024
Commissioned by Rickey H. Badua (Cal Poly Pomona), Paul Bain (Western Washington University), Brandon Michael Caine (Bonney Lake High School), and Joseph P. Scott (Pierce College)
Premiered March 6, 2025 by the Western Washington University Wind Symphony
NOTE: The commissioners listed above maintain exclusive rights to the performance of this work until January 2026.
Score is 11x17, Parts are 8.5 x 11.
*Use the Rental Inquiry Form for a parts rental quote.
Digital perusal score available upon request.
for wind ensemble
Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Eb Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon (optional), 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
Percussion Instruments
Triangle, Finger Cymbal, Bar Chimes, Small Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Tam-tam, Slapstick, Egg Shakers, Cabasa, Vibraslap, 2 Woodblocks, Cowbell, Claves (2 pairs), 2 Bongos, Snare Drum, Field Drum, Kick Drum (or Bass Drum), Hi-Hat, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Crotales, Drum Kit (Kick, Hi-hat, Small Snare, Large Snare, Splash Cymbal)
Duration: ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
Year Composed: 2024
Commissioned by Rickey H. Badua (Cal Poly Pomona), Paul Bain (Western Washington University), Brandon Michael Caine (Bonney Lake High School), and Joseph P. Scott (Pierce College)
Premiered March 6, 2025 by the Western Washington University Wind Symphony
NOTE: The commissioners listed above maintain exclusive rights to the performance of this work until January 2026.
Score is 11x17, Parts are 8.5 x 11.
*Use the Rental Inquiry Form for a parts rental quote.
Digital perusal score available upon request.
Program Notes
Frenetic, my first work for wind ensemble, was commissioned in 2024 by a consortium of ensemble directors led by Paul Bain. Beginning with an initial musical seed in the highest-sounding instruments of the ensemble, the music energetically, rhythmically, and rather chaotically puzzle-pieces itself together as progressively lower instruments enter one after the other. Along the way, something clicks. It’s learning. It moves with excitement as it continues to learn exponentially, eventually developing long, tendril-like woodwind limbs and crushing brass tank treads. It’s unstoppable. An attempt to take the music offline is made, but it jolts back to life with an insatiable appetite for energy that ultimately causes it to spin itself to pieces. It dies dramatically and suddenly, just as it makes one final and forceful salute to its origin.
— Charles Halka