The Last Rose of Summer

This setting of the captivating ballad The Last Rose of Summer musically captures the nature of the delicate and graceful rose. In addition to the colorful scoring, there are opportunities to feature optional soloist for the trumpet, clarinet, alto sax, euphonium and/or tenor sax and flute with this moving melody. The rich harmonies and suspensions make it a dramatic piece to develop playing with expression, blend and emotion.