Lakota West 2000 Midwest Clinic - RISE OF THE FIREBIRD by Steven Reineke - Symphonic Winds

lakotawestbands.org Fanfare commissioned by the Lakota West High School Symphonic Winds for the 2000 Midwest Clinic. Program Note by composer Steven Reineke, current music director and conductor of the New York Pops and pops conductor for the National Symphony Orchestra:
"Rise of the Firebird, a fanfare for winds and percussion, was commissioned by the Lakota West High School Symphonic Winds (West Chester, Ohio) and its director, Greg Snyder, for the 2000 Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. The Phoenix, or Firebird, is a mythological creature able to consume itself by fire, bursting forth in flames only to rise again from the ashes stronger and more powerful than before. This fabled bird is a symbol of hope, triumph and immortality and is the mascot of Lakota West High School. Webster's Dictionary also defines a Phoenix as a marvelous person or thing. Hence, this piece is dedicated to Herbert Spencer, a tremendous teacher and musician who was Greg Snyder's horn professor and mentor at Bowling Green State University. He was a shining inspiration to everyone that knew him and will be greatly missed."