Runic Forest (Grade 3, Concert Band), by Joshua A. Idio

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Grade 3 Concert Band.
Inspired by the beautiful hiking trails at South Mountain Reservation in West Orange, New Jersey, this beautiful tone-poem invokes the picturesque feeling of passing through a magical forest containing only the most majestic of scenery. Nature and music, both are magical.
Recorded by the West Chester University Wind Ensemble
Dr. Andrew Yozviak, conductor
West Chester University in West Chester, PA
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Joshua A. Idio is a Filipino-American composer, educator, conductor, and trumpeter from New Jersey. He holds a B.M in Music Education from William Paterson University and a M.A in Music Composition from Montclair State University. Idio continues to write exciting music for chamber groups, concert bands, and orchestras of all grade levels and his music continues to captivate audiences with thought-provoking and relative music in the programmatic and cinematic style. His works embody the human emotion and imagination and events happening in the current world.
Idio's music has been performed worldwide and premiered by groups ranging from middle school to universities. He is currently studying for his M.A in Music Composition at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He is also a registered member of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) and the American Composers Forum as an active composer in the New York City area.