SUMMARY

Catching Fireflies transports you to a night in fantastical forest lit by the dim glow of twilight — a dreamy fantasy of capturing fireflies in mason jars to admire their magical bioluminescence (and then letting them go, of course).

INFORMATION

Year Commissioned: 2024
Difficulty: Grade 3/3.5
Duration: 6:45

Commissioned by the Dixie Heights High School Marching Band (KY) — Miss Sarah Shamblin, Director 

REPERTOIRE

Hypnotic Fireflies — Brian Balmages
Firefly — Nathan Daughtrey
Glow — Eric Whitacre
Fireflies — Owl City
To Dance in the Secret Garden — Robert W. Smith

COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE NEEDED for all pieces

featured solos or sections:

Flute solo
Alto sax solo
Trumpet trio

PRICING

Winds — $1,000
Winds & Front Ensemble — $1,500
Individual Movements (w/ Perc.) — $625