Flowers (Grade 2), R. Standridge

Program Notes
Flowers is part of the larger work entitled “The Garden Suite,” which also includes the works Frogs, March of the Arachnids, and Bees
As far back as I can remember, my mother always had a flower garden. She loved her roses, her daisies, her pansies...they were all precious to her. She would spend many hours outside gardening and making the world a little more beautiful. This movement and, truly, the entire Garden Suite is dedicated to and inspired by her.
Flowers attempts to convey the perfume and color of a large flower bed during a brief spring rainstorm. The slight alterations to the scale give the work a slightly exotic feel, which is appropriate for the colorful subjects at hand.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the “Garden Consortium,” a group of enthusiastic and generous bands and directors for sponsoring this project and believing that humor and whimsy have a legitimate place alongside all of the other emotions that music expresses so vividly (see list in the following pages)
If playing the entire Garden Suite, the correct order is:
I. Frogs
II. March of the Arachnids
III. Flowers
IV. Bees

[@koikoikyle8572]

This absolutely beautiful. I love your music!

[@randallstandridge]

WhatAmIDoingWithMyLife thank you

[@EpicFishy5803]

I played this song in my band class. It was the best song I played

[@Ilovemicroplastics]

I love you Randall Standridge

[@randallstandridge]

❤️

[@arkify4003]

Why is the horn so quiet. It sounds so much better when I’m playing with my band (I play horn)

[@senor7398]

Very cool

[@TheMagicalPotato.]

Wow, 5k views 8, now 9 comments

[@Paletapayaso.]

This has some of the same rhythm for Bees!!