Moonshot
by Mathew Campbell

Grade 4 | 5:40 | © 2019

Moonshot takes the listener on a journey from lift-off to the celebration that honored the astronauts that first stepped foot on our nearest natural celestial neighbor. The piece commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. After composing the Woodwind Quartet version and having the premiere on August 11, 2019, I felt it was best to make a band version of it as well.

Recorded on February 9th, 2020 by Oklahoma Youth Winds and Dr. Matthew Mailman.