James Stephenson

Scram!

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Duration: 3'

Instrumentation: Full orchestra or trumpet soloist with chamber orchestra

Instrumentation: Full orchestra (no soloist)
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Full Score

Scram!, James M. Stephenson (2022 / 2024) 3'
for full orchestra (no soloist) or solo trumpet and chamber orchestra

Chamber orchestra version commissioned by Mary Elizabeth Bowden
Symphonic version commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

A fun encore for my friends at the US “President’s Own” Marine Band. I have nothing but the highest regard for Amy McCabe, the dedicatee of the solo part, and Colonel Jason K. Fettig, who asked me to compose the piece.

The piece was composed for the band’s October, 2018 tour of the Midwest (including a stop in my home city of Chicago), and is meant to “chase” Amy off the stage after having performed another work of mine: The Storyteller. Because the latter piece ends quietly, I imagined an encore to quickly show Amy’s virtuosic skills before she was to hasten back to the principal trumpet chair; hence the name “Scram!”

I created the orchestral transcription at the request, and commissioned by, Mary Elizabeth Bowden. I have know Mary for many years, and have watched her career deservedly grow into the busy schedule she now commands as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. In both cases - the original and transcribed versions - I am ever so thankful for the opportunity to create a vehicle for these two amazing trumpeters to show off their talents.

The symphonic version, created for the Baltimore Symphony, transfers many of the virtuosic solo trumpet lines into various sections of the orchestra, showing off their skills at executing fast-moving phrases. The enlarged orchestration should also prove more evocative at the moments in the score - most notably the first chord - where one can almost hear the ensemble yelling: "SCRAM!"

- Jim Stephenson, July 15, 2018 / August 28, 2022 / August 26, 2024

Instrumentation: 
Full orchestra version: 2.2.2.2/4.3.3.1/timp.3 perc/hp/strings
Solo trumpet and chamber orchestra: Solo trumpet; 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/timp.2 perc/strings

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Instrumentation: Full orchestra (no soloist)
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery
Performance Materials: Full Score

About the Work

Duration: 3'

Instrumentation: Full orchestra or trumpet soloist with chamber orchestra

Commissioned by: Chamber orchestra version commissioned by Mary Elizabeth Bowden.
Symphonic version commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

A fun encore for my friends at the US “President’s Own” Marine Band. I have nothing but the highest regard for Amy McCabe, the dedicatee of the solo part, and Colonel Jason K. Fettig, who asked me to compose the piece. The piece was composed for the band’s October, 2018 tour of the Midwest (including a stop in my home city of Chicago), and is meant to “chase” Amy off the stage after having performed another work of mine: The Storyteller. Because the latter piece ends quietly, I imagined an encore to quickly show Amy’s virtuosic skills before she was to hasten back to the principal trumpet chair; hence the name “Scram!” I created the orchestral transcription at the request, and commissioned by, Mary Elizabeth Bowden. I have know Mary for many years, and have watched her career deservedly grow into the busy schedule she now commands as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. In both cases - the original and transcribed versions - I am ever so thankful for the opportunity to create a vehicle for these two amazing trumpeters to show off their talents. The symphonic version, created for the Baltimore Symphony, transfers many of the virtuosic solo trumpet lines into various sections of the orchestra, showing off their skills at executing fast-moving phrases. The enlarged orchestration should also prove more evocative at the moments in the score - most notably the first chord - where one can almost hear the ensemble yelling: "SCRAM!"

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