The Sky Finds its Voice
2027 Band Consortium
"The Sky Finds its Voice" will be a 4-6 minute opener/closer for concert band. Independent rhythms developed over time will give shape to the piece, and long legato melodies over exciting driving rhythms will provide a soaring contrast.
Don’t miss out on the chance to bring this new piece to life!
Deadline to join: December 15, 2026
December 15, 2026: Sign up deadline
January 16, 2027: Delivery of PDF full score and parts
Through December 31, 2027: Exclusivity of performance
Difficulty
4-6 minutes
Duration
Grade 4
Timeline
Instrumentation
(subject to change based on needs of consortium members)
piccolo + 2 flutes
2 oboes
3 Bb clarinets
1 bass clarinet
2 bassoons
1 contrabass clarinet
alto saxophone (2-part)
tenor saxophone
baritone saxophone
3 Bb trumpets
4 F horns
3 trombones
euphonium
tuba
double bass (opt.)
piano (opt.)
harp (opt.)
4 percussionists (including mallet)
Supporters will be able to keep one copy of the full score and parts in their library for future performances.
$500
Universities and
Large Colleges
$350
Jr/Comm. Colleges, High Schools, & Comm. Ensembles
If you prefer to process your payment via PO or by other means, please contact us at info@timothyctakach.com.
This fee is non-refundable.
Zoom sessions, in-person workshops and residences are welcome and can be negotiated separately.
About the Composer: Timothy C. Takach
Inspired by captivating narrative, speculative fiction and making better humans through art, the music of Timothy C. Takach is a mainstay in the concert world. Applauded for his melodic lines, thoughtful text choices and rich, intriguing harmonies, Takach has received commissions and performances from GRAMMY Award-winning ensembles Roomful of Teeth and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Olaf Band, Cantus, U.S. Army Field Band, Lorelei Ensemble, VocalEssence, Lex-Ham Community Band, VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and numerous other organizations. His compositions have been performed on A Prairie Home Companion, The Boston Pops holiday tour, PBS, many All-State and festival programs and at venues such as the Library of Congress, Kennedy Center and Royal Opera House Muscat. Takach placed third for The American Prize for Composition for Wind Ensemble for his piece “Frost Giant.” He is a co-creator of the theatrical production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914, by Peter Rothstein. Takach has been Composer in Residence for the Texas Boys Choir, The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, and True Concord Voices and Orchestra alongside Jocelyn Hagen.
Takach’s a cappella choral symphony Helios is “larger than life, as if the piece were accompanied by an orchestra” and is “complemented with brilliant visuals created by CandyStations” (Tucson.com). In 2023 his ballet Unfashioned Creature was premiered in St. Paul, MN by the James Sewell Ballet. Takach was a co-founder, singer and Artistic Co-Director of the vocal ensemble Cantus and has frequent national work as a composer-in-residence, presenter, clinician and lecturer. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two sons.