Charles Halka - Wind Ensemble Consortium
Call for Consortium Members
Composer Charles Halka is creating a new 4- to 5-minute fanfare for wind ensemble [Title TBA] for Paul Bain (Western Washington University) and a consortium of wind ensembles.
About the Work
The new fanfare-like work for wind ensemble is intended to function as a concert opener. It features a steady and unrelenting build in energy, volume, orchestral weight, and tension leading to an exciting celebration and release at the close.
About the Composer
Charles Halka’s music spans the broad space between “energetic” and “crazed” (New York Times) and “haunting” and “reflective” (Houston Press). With performances and commissions from the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Marin Alsop, Alarm Will Sound, Mivos Quartet, counter)induction, Callithumpian Consort, and ÓNIX Ensamble, among many others, his works have been heard internationally at venues and events such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Palau de la Música Catalana, ISCM World Music Days, and Foro Internacional de Música Nueva.
Recent honors include a Barlow Endowment General Commission and the Copland House Residency Award, as well as residencies at MacDowell and the M.K. Sarbievijaus Cultural Center in Kražiai, Lithuania. Further support has come from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the U.S. Fulbright program, and the Nevada Arts Council.
Halka earned degrees from The Peabody Conservatory and Rice University, and is Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Western Washington University.
Consortium Directors
Paul Bain (Director of Bands, Western Washington University)
Charles Halka (composer)
Score Details
• Score and parts will be completed and delivered by January 1, 2025.
• The work will be available for programming by consortium members after March 7, 2025, the date of the work's first performance by the WWU Wind Symphony.
• The projected instrumentation is for a collegiate-level wind ensemble: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, E-flat Clarinet, 3 B-flat Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, opt. Contrabassoon, 2 Alto Saxes, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Contrabass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
• The difficulty level is suitable for collegiate or advanced high-school bands (Grade 4-5)
Buy-In Information
• Deadline to join the consortium is November 15, 2024.
• Buy-In for each ensemble is $300.
Benefits for Consortium Members
• Name of consortium institution and conductor listed in the score.
• A copy of the full score (printed and bound).
• A copy of the full score and all parts (in PDF format).
• Exclusive performance rights from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
• An optional private 60-minute (or less) Zoom event with the composer and the ensemble to discuss the work.
• Short, recorded composer introduction about the work to use for performances.
Examples of Charles’ Music
Fever Dream (2019) for sinfonietta (excerpts)
Tsakapa Chatashu (2014) for tenor saxophone (or bass clarinet) and percussion
Por la fuerza las tierras (2010) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Scherzo (2008) for orchestra
Son of Scherzo (2023) for orchestra (excerpts)
Call for Consortium Members
Composer Charles Halka is creating a new 4- to 5-minute fanfare for wind ensemble [Title TBA] for Paul Bain (Western Washington University) and a consortium of wind ensembles.
About the Work
The new fanfare-like work for wind ensemble is intended to function as a concert opener. It features a steady and unrelenting build in energy, volume, orchestral weight, and tension leading to an exciting celebration and release at the close.
About the Composer
Charles Halka’s music spans the broad space between “energetic” and “crazed” (New York Times) and “haunting” and “reflective” (Houston Press). With performances and commissions from the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Marin Alsop, Alarm Will Sound, Mivos Quartet, counter)induction, Callithumpian Consort, and ÓNIX Ensamble, among many others, his works have been heard internationally at venues and events such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Palau de la Música Catalana, ISCM World Music Days, and Foro Internacional de Música Nueva.
Recent honors include a Barlow Endowment General Commission and the Copland House Residency Award, as well as residencies at MacDowell and the M.K. Sarbievijaus Cultural Center in Kražiai, Lithuania. Further support has come from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the U.S. Fulbright program, and the Nevada Arts Council.
Halka earned degrees from The Peabody Conservatory and Rice University, and is Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Western Washington University.
Consortium Directors
Paul Bain (Director of Bands, Western Washington University)
Charles Halka (composer)
Score Details
• Score and parts will be completed and delivered by January 1, 2025.
• The work will be available for programming by consortium members after March 7, 2025, the date of the work's first performance by the WWU Wind Symphony.
• The projected instrumentation is for a collegiate-level wind ensemble: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, E-flat Clarinet, 3 B-flat Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, opt. Contrabassoon, 2 Alto Saxes, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Contrabass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
• The difficulty level is suitable for collegiate or advanced high-school bands (Grade 4-5)
Buy-In Information
• Deadline to join the consortium is November 15, 2024.
• Buy-In for each ensemble is $300.
Benefits for Consortium Members
• Name of consortium institution and conductor listed in the score.
• A copy of the full score (printed and bound).
• A copy of the full score and all parts (in PDF format).
• Exclusive performance rights from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
• An optional private 60-minute (or less) Zoom event with the composer and the ensemble to discuss the work.
• Short, recorded composer introduction about the work to use for performances.
Examples of Charles’ Music
Fever Dream (2019) for sinfonietta (excerpts)
Tsakapa Chatashu (2014) for tenor saxophone (or bass clarinet) and percussion
Por la fuerza las tierras (2010) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Scherzo (2008) for orchestra
Son of Scherzo (2023) for orchestra (excerpts)
Call for Consortium Members
Composer Charles Halka is creating a new 4- to 5-minute fanfare for wind ensemble [Title TBA] for Paul Bain (Western Washington University) and a consortium of wind ensembles.
About the Work
The new fanfare-like work for wind ensemble is intended to function as a concert opener. It features a steady and unrelenting build in energy, volume, orchestral weight, and tension leading to an exciting celebration and release at the close.
About the Composer
Charles Halka’s music spans the broad space between “energetic” and “crazed” (New York Times) and “haunting” and “reflective” (Houston Press). With performances and commissions from the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra led by Marin Alsop, Alarm Will Sound, Mivos Quartet, counter)induction, Callithumpian Consort, and ÓNIX Ensamble, among many others, his works have been heard internationally at venues and events such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Palau de la Música Catalana, ISCM World Music Days, and Foro Internacional de Música Nueva.
Recent honors include a Barlow Endowment General Commission and the Copland House Residency Award, as well as residencies at MacDowell and the M.K. Sarbievijaus Cultural Center in Kražiai, Lithuania. Further support has come from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the U.S. Fulbright program, and the Nevada Arts Council.
Halka earned degrees from The Peabody Conservatory and Rice University, and is Associate Professor of Composition and Theory at Western Washington University.
Consortium Directors
Paul Bain (Director of Bands, Western Washington University)
Charles Halka (composer)
Score Details
• Score and parts will be completed and delivered by January 1, 2025.
• The work will be available for programming by consortium members after March 7, 2025, the date of the work's first performance by the WWU Wind Symphony.
• The projected instrumentation is for a collegiate-level wind ensemble: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, E-flat Clarinet, 3 B-flat Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, opt. Contrabassoon, 2 Alto Saxes, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Contrabass, Piano, Timpani, 4 Percussion
• The difficulty level is suitable for collegiate or advanced high-school bands (Grade 4-5)
Buy-In Information
• Deadline to join the consortium is November 15, 2024.
• Buy-In for each ensemble is $300.
Benefits for Consortium Members
• Name of consortium institution and conductor listed in the score.
• A copy of the full score (printed and bound).
• A copy of the full score and all parts (in PDF format).
• Exclusive performance rights from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
• An optional private 60-minute (or less) Zoom event with the composer and the ensemble to discuss the work.
• Short, recorded composer introduction about the work to use for performances.
Examples of Charles’ Music
Fever Dream (2019) for sinfonietta (excerpts)
Tsakapa Chatashu (2014) for tenor saxophone (or bass clarinet) and percussion
Por la fuerza las tierras (2010) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Scherzo (2008) for orchestra
Son of Scherzo (2023) for orchestra (excerpts)