BENJAMIN DEAN TAYLOR, composer
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TOWARDS THE STARS

Picture
Concert band
6 minutes
Grade 3.5
Lush, warm ballad
A reflective work of hope with solo moments for euphonium, flute, trombone, alto sax, oboe, and piccolo


Commissioned by the Kaplan Commission Project
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Dedicated to Dr. Janet Heukeshoven and the Saint Mary's University Concert Band 




PERUSAL SCORE
towards_the_stars_score_perusal.pdf
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RECORDING
Benjamin Taylor Music ยท Towards The Stars

Program Note
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I do not fall into the category of what might traditionally be considered "Jewish heritage."  I am not a practicing Jew. In fact, I am a devout Christian. Family genealogy and family history are very important to me and I know I am a descendant of the house of Jacob through Ephraim and thus I come from a strong Jewish heritage.  However, I was raised in a Christian faith tradition by my parents.  Even so, I feel grateful for my Jewish roots and have enjoyed connecting with that part of my family’s ancestry through this project.  For me, Towards The Stars represents more than the shared religious symbol of a star; the star of David as a symbol of Judaism and the star of Bethlehem for Christ's birth. This work represents all of our interconnectedness regardless of religious tradition, background, culture, race, or any other divisive issue.  God's arms are big enough to encircle us all.  We are all His children.  I think we actually have much more in common than we do that separates us.  May this music bring you peace and joy as you seek greater connection to God and those around you.

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  • Home
  • Biography
  • Works
    • Orchestra >
      • Flex Works
      • Snitchin' in the Kitchen (grade 3 with audio track)
      • Electric Breakdance (string orchestra)
      • Aurum Tetra (Saxophone Quartet Concerto)
      • Aurum Tetra (string quartet concerto)
      • Worlds Without End
      • Dizzy Overture
      • Mile-High City (string orchestra)
      • Leaving White
      • Leap (chamber orchestra)
      • Drifting Indigo
    • Wind band >
      • Flex Works
      • Grade 1 Concert Band
      • Grade 2 Concert Band
      • Grade 3 Concert Band
      • Grade 4 Concert Band
      • Grade 5 Concert Band
      • Concertos
      • Band + Audio Track
      • Band + Video
      • Other
    • Jazz Big Band >
      • Player One Press Start (jazz)
      • Baby Jack's Blues
      • Can I See Your Socks
      • Chocolate Covered Cherries
      • Concerto por Trombonito
      • Garapan
      • High Road
      • No Improv Monday
      • The Greasy Toaster
      • White Cliffs of Dover (arr.)
    • Choir >
      • Little Lamb (SATB choir)
      • Eternity's Heirs
    • Saxophone(s) >
      • Aurum Tetra (Sax Quartet Concerto)
      • Get More Epic!
      • Metal Lizard Shift (solo bari)
      • Digital Goldfish (Sax Quartet)
      • Drum N Bari
      • The Secret Life
      • Shipbreaking
      • To Raise Up
    • Flute >
      • Powder Jam
    • Bass Clarinet >
      • Drum N Bass Clarinet
    • Bassoon >
      • Drum N Bassoon
    • Trumpet >
      • Chunk of Plumbing
      • FLOW (tpt + track)
      • Stop.Rewind.Play. (solo + video)
      • Now You Will ... (solo)
    • Trombone(s) >
      • Funky Bone (trombone choir)
      • Beyond Coincidence (trombone choir)
      • A Call for Courage (trombone choir)
      • Can You Crack It? (solo and tape)
    • Euphonium >
      • Metal Lizard Shift
      • Bitcoin's Bull Run (euph+EA)
      • FLOW (euph + EA)
      • Drum N Euph (euph + EA)
    • Tuba >
      • Party Potatoes (concerto + band, grade 3)
      • Metal Lizard Shift
      • Drum N Tuba
    • Contrabass >
      • First Punch
      • FE26 (contrabass + electronics)
      • Digital Assistant
      • 7 Million Results
    • Percussion >
      • Silounds
      • Standard Literature (ensemble)
      • Unrepeatable Expression (ensemble)
      • Non-REM Sleep
    • Piano >
      • All That Remains (Piano + Electronics)
    • Chamber Works >
      • Panic Later (mixed quartet)
  • Contact
  • Dixieland Band
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  • Commissions
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