The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Eye of the Hawk is available for download at Learn more on YouTube!īandQuest®, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The hawk became our spirit animal, and represented to me many of the qualities that are inherent in a young person of that age – bold, instinctive, elegant – a fierce creature who “owns the sky.” The music conveys power, freedom, and confidence. my local, exceptional, middle school band. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it. Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley.
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