Megan Vinther's "Race Day" was composed as a tribute to the childhood weekends she spent sailboat racing with her father in the Pacific Northwest. Race Day is a medium-up, straight-ahead swing chart built on a classic 12-bar blues form with some twists. From the first downbeat, Vinther’s music captures the thrill, momentum, and joyful chaos of sailboat racing. Keep the tempo driving and the energy high to fully reflect this imagery of a fast-paced day on the water!
Level: High School
5 saxes/4 trumpets/4 trombones/guitar, piano, bass, drums
Solo sections offered for lots of musicians: trumpet, trombone, alto sax, tenor sax, with possibility for rhythm section soloists, too
Highest note for lead trumpet: Concert Bb5 (written high C)
Highest note for lead trombone: Concert F4
Megan Vinther's "Race Day" was composed as a tribute to the childhood weekends she spent sailboat racing with her father in the Pacific Northwest. Race Day is a medium-up, straight-ahead swing chart built on a classic 12-bar blues form with some twists. From the first downbeat, Vinther’s music captures the thrill, momentum, and joyful chaos of sailboat racing. Keep the tempo driving and the energy high to fully reflect this imagery of a fast-paced day on the water!
Level: High School
5 saxes/4 trumpets/4 trombones/guitar, piano, bass, drums
Solo sections offered for lots of musicians: trumpet, trombone, alto sax, tenor sax, with possibility for rhythm section soloists, too
Highest note for lead trumpet: Concert Bb5 (written high C)
Highest note for lead trombone: Concert F4
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