Easy Tiger
Year Composed
2025
Duration
7:15
Instrumentation
Concert Band
Program Notes
Easy Tiger is, at its heart, about patience—mostly, that I've never, ever been a patient person. I used to bristle at the phrase that mentors often tell us when we're starting out: “don't worry, you have time.” (Ironically, as a professor, I say this all the time now.)
I say it—and our mentors said it—because it's true. As hungry as we are for results, for movement and achievement and satisfaction, what fulfills us the most almost always requires some act of patience. Easy Tiger is a reflection of that hard-earned patience: a tightly-wound piece that relaxes into itself—a piece that slowly recognizes that some things take time—and that that’s a feature, not a bug.
Additional Information
Instrumentation: Piccolo, Flute 1-2, Oboe 1-2, Clarinet in Bb 1-3, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1-2, Alto Saxophone 1-2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet 1-3, Horn 1-4, Trombone 1-3, Euphonium, Tuba, Piano, Timpani, Percussion 1-4, Optional Double Bass
Difficulty: Grade 4
Consortium performance exclusivity through June 1, 2026 -- Easy Tiger score will be made available in December 2025 and parts will be available in April 2026, through Just a Theory Press.
CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
Arkansas State University, Dr. Nick Balla (consortium lead)
Blue Devils Wind Symphony, Dr. Kaitlin Bove
Clinton High School Band, Matthew Bimstein
Cookeville Community Band
Cuthbertson High School Bands, Todd Ebert
Godley High School, Joe Walker
Gold Wind Symphony, Dr. Christi Lundahl Fritz
Greene County Tech, Kim Webb, Nathan Anderson, and Timothy Haney
Highland High School, Greg Bruner
High Point University, Dr. Brian Meixner
Illinois Wesleyan University, Logan Campbell
Lousiana State University, Dr. Simon Holoweiko
Miami University, Dr. Daniel Farr
Tennessee Technological University, Dr. Jeffrey Miller
Tom and Denise Hedlund
University of Illinois Bands, Dr. Kevin Geraldi + Dr. Kimberly Fleming
University of Michigan, Dr. Courtney Snyder + Jason Fettig
University of Mississippi, Dr. Tim Oliver
University of Missouri, Dr. Brian A. Silvey
University of Virginia, Dr. Elliott Tackitt
Valley View High School, Brandan Bakkala
Virginia Tech, Dr. Derek Shapiro
Willard High School, Johnathan Capps
Wingate University, Dr. Daniel Johnson