Melting of the Winter's Snow Jack Stamp

Soprano Feature
Solo Voice with Band
Number of Players:Standard + 1
Copyright:1999
Piccolo
Flute 1/2
Oboe 1/2
Bassoon 1/2
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2/3
Bass Clarinet
Contrabass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2/3
Horns 1/2
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (suspended cymbal, wind chimes)
Percussion 1 (brake drum, bells, guiro)
Percussion 2 (brake drum, bell tree, tam-tam, triangle, suspended cymbal, crash cymbals)
Percussion 3 (brake drum, vibraphone, claves)
Percussion 4 (brake drum, chimes, finger cymbals, wind chimes)
Based on text by Catherine Boyles, Melting of the Winter's Snow is a piece for soprano and wind ensemble.

The cold of December is bitter.
The forest is silenced by ice.
The trees stand with black twisted branches,
alone under frozen gray skies.
Thoughts of warm gentle rain in the summer
and wonders our hands can't slow
like time the moon and starlight
and the melting of the winter's snow.