Return to the White City (2012)
Wind Orchestra
Difficulty: 6
Duration: c. 4 minutes
Publisher: Studio Music Company
Return to the White City was commissioned by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force to commemorate Great Britain's hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012.
The piece takes its name from the famous White City Stadium, situated in the London district of the same name, which was built to accommodate marathon running distances during the United Kingdom’s first hosting of the Olympic Games in 1908. It is structurally based around key physical phases of endurance in long distance running.
Duration: c. 4 minutes
Publisher: Studio Music Company
Return to the White City was commissioned by the Central Band of the Royal Air Force to commemorate Great Britain's hosting of the Olympic Games in 2012.
The piece takes its name from the famous White City Stadium, situated in the London district of the same name, which was built to accommodate marathon running distances during the United Kingdom’s first hosting of the Olympic Games in 1908. It is structurally based around key physical phases of endurance in long distance running.