As you're thinking of what instruments you would like to write for as you're imagining your Opus 39 piece, check out some examples below! These are pieces that young composers from Vermont have written before that all use the instrumentation we have available for Opus 39. There are choral works, jazz, brass fanfares, solo piano pieces, and more! It's all up to you - and the sky is the limit for what you can dream up.
Brass Quintet (2 Trumpets, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba)
Voice (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
Percussion (2 players, one of which can be a drum set)
Piano
Saxophone (tenor or baritone - one performer)
1. SATB Voices with Piano: Jennifer Martel
2. Jazz-inspired brass quintet with drumset - Brendan Magill
3. Trumpet, percussion, and piano - Izzy Patterson
4. Brass Quintet - Justin Gates
5. Broadway-style soprano, piano, and drums - Grace Carlomagno
6. Percussion duet on vibraphone - Katya Mueller
7. Storytelling! Narrator, vibraphone, piano - Aiyana Baldasty
Jennifer Martel - Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Piano
Brendan Magill - Drumset + Brass Quintet
Izzy Patterson - Trumpet, Piano, and Percussion
Justin Gates - Brass Quintet
Katya Mueller - Vibraphone Duet
Grace Carlomagno - Piano, Voice, Drums
Aiyana Baldasty - Narrator, Vibraphone, Piano