Rise aims at captivating the audience by a melodic legato theme, then transitioning from an emotional section to a heroic energetic finale that takes the listener to a journey that reaches its culmination in the final measures. This piece was carefully orchestrated to ensure it is playable even by small band formations, offering some interesting challenges to the bands at this level. Rise made it with the three finalists at the 5th International Composition Contest (Emerging Composers Category) ...