We Shall Overcome
For Brass Quintet


This short fanfare for brass quintet is based on We Shall Overcome, a traditional gospel song that became an anthem of the civil rights movement. The piece is in an ABA form which opens and closes with an energetic and abstracted setting of the melody, while pausing in the middle for one verse set in a more simple, reflective style. This piece was written as part of a fanfare project at the Chan Centre for the performing arts at the University of British Columbia.



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