![]() ![]() The heart of this program is new works written by a diverse group of leading American composers who have created challenging pieces that are a true departure from standard middle school repertoire. The series was started as a response to feedback from music educators that there is a pressing need for new, fresh band music. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Eye of the Hawk is available for download at Learn more on YouTube!īandQuest®, an exciting series of new music and accompanying curricula for band, is a program published by the American Composers Forum. The hawk became our spirit animal, and represented to me many of the qualities that are inherent in a young person of that age – bold, instinctive, elegant – a fierce creature who “owns the sky.” The music conveys power, freedom, and confidence. my local, exceptional, middle school band. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it. ![]() Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. ![]()
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