Austin Symphonic Band. April 23, 2023 concert at the Connally HS Performing Arts Center in Austin, TX. ASB performing Silver Fanfare by JaRod Hall. Assistant Music Director Bill Haehnel conducting. "Texas Treasures" Concert.

Video and Sound Production: Eddie Jennings

From the program notes written by David Cross:

Silver Fanfare (2022)
JaRod Hall (b. 1991)

Silver Fanfare is an epic musical journey through the American frontier—known famously as the Wild West. The opening ominously outlines two outlaws as they prepare to duel at high noon. As the music picks up the pace, listeners are taken by horseback through the dusty terrain of the untamed West, where untold adventure awaits. Originally scored for brass and percussion, Silver Fanfare was named a winner of the Dallas Winds “Call for Fanfares” competition in 2020. This arrangement utilizes the woodwind color to add illustrative detail and furious flashes of flourishes to accent the nature of the West.

JaRod Hall is a native Texas composer, educator, and performer. He is a tuba and trombone player by trade and has been a part of many esteemed ensembles such as the North Texas Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, Three O’Clock Lab Band, Carrollton Wind Symphony, and Metropolitan Winds. During his time in high school, Hall was a four-year Texas All-State musician. He served as drum major for the 2013 Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps and was a member of the 2014 Disneyland All-American College Band.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of North Texas and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in composition at Texas State University.

Listen for:
• A Spaghetti Western vibe with great rhythmic independence in the brass lines
• Driving percussion throughout