Purchase Score and Parts

Year Composed: 2021

Instrumentation: Concert Band

Grade Level: 4.5

Duration: 5 minutes

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Program Notes: The year 2021 was anything but normal.  The prefix “Para” means above and beyond.  During the Covid-19 Pandemic, I witnessed students going “above and beyond,” adapting to many new social situations and learning environments with grace and humility. 

This piece was commissioned in 2021 by Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, under the direction of Jacob Martin.  As part of the commissioning project, I worked with students to gather inspiration for the piece.  After some discussion, they settled on the idea of their mascot, the galloping ghosts. The name may have originated from an article in a local paper, predicting a Kaukauna football team win based on the fact that Kaukauna was lighter and would trample the other team with their speed. The game was played on Halloween, with Kaukauna, dressed in white uniforms, looking like a large group of ghosts as they galloped over the opposition. 

Paranormal encapsulates the mentality of determination and perseverance needed to overcome obstacles and emerge victorious over any adversary. 

-Theresa Martin, 2021

Instrumentation

Flute

Oboe

Bb Clarinet 1

Bb Clarinet 2

Bass Clarinet

Alto Sax

Tenor Sax

Baritone Sax

Piano

Bb Trumpet 1

Bb Trumpet 2

Horn in F

Trombone

Euphonium

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion 1: B.D., S.D., Triangle, Lg. Gong, 

Percussion 2: hi-hat 

Xylophone

Vibraphone

Marimba