Wild Horses of Cumberland Island

Wild Horses of Cumberland Island was commissioned by the Hopewell Middle School Symphonic Band in Milton, Georgia, Audrey Murphy, director, for the opening of their performance at the 2019 Georgia Music Educator Association's In Service Conference at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. The is a nod to the school's mascot, the Mustangs, and the horses that run free at Cumberland Island off of the coast of south Georgia where the composer visited during her youth.

To learn more about the complicated and incompatible relationship between the horses and the island visit The National Park's website

Instrumentation:
2 Flutes
Oboe
Bassoon
2 Bb Clarinets
Bass Clarinet
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Bari Sax
Horn
2 Bb Trumpets
Trombones
Euphonium
Tuba
1 Timpani (4 kettles)
Mallets 1: Glockenspiel
Mallets 2: Xylophone, & Chimes
Percussion 1: Snare Drum
Percussion 2: Bass Drum
Percussion 3: Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 4: Cymbals
Percussion 5: Triangle, Wood Block, & Large Tam-tam
Percussion 6: Sleigh Bells & Whip