''Rocky Point Holiday'' is a composition for
wind ensemble by
Ron Nelson. It was written in 1966
[Concert Program of CBDNA 14th National Conference at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan in February 1967.] on a summer vacation in
Rocky Point,
Rhode Island as a commissioned piece for the
University of Minnesota band
Russian tour.
The piece was premiered by the
University of Minnesota Concert Band and Dr.
Frank Bencriscutto, conductor, at the 14th
CBDNA National Conference at
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor
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,
Michigan in February 1967
and published by
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and woodwind musical instruments.
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in 1969. The piece was further popularized by the
Garfield Cadets as part of their 1983
Drum Corps International championship-winning program.
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Compositions by Ron Nelson
Concert band pieces
1966 compositions