Beyond the BlueHorizon
The Music of Richard R. Hembree
Hornist and composer for wind band and wind quintet. Here is a site to display some of my music for you to hear. For inquiries about any of my works, published or unpublished, or to commission a piece for your band, orchestra, or chamber group, please email me at richrhembree@gmail.com.
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Concert Band
Grade 2
Dreams Before Dawn (2008)
The Trail at Dusk (2009)
Schoolyard Symphony (2012)
The Scholar (2014)
The Kid's Sunshine March (2015)
Songs for the Young Spirit (2019)
Winter Hearth (2020)
Through the Foothills (2023)
Grade 3
Where the Mountains Meet the Sky (2012)
Grade 4
Awakening (2008)
Cardinal and Blue (2009)
El Borde del Mundo (2012)
Artisans (2024)
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Grade 5
Blue Horizon (2007)
Sky Ballet (2013)
Endgame (2013)
Journey for Flute and Clarinet (2015)
Adventures in the Fields of Reverie (2023)
Symphony No. 2: Warrior (2022)
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Grade 6
Blast Off! (2009)
Symphony No. 1 (2011)
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Woodwind Quintet
Beyond the Blue Horizon Medley (2008)
Stallion Ranch (2009)
No. 1: Cycle Paths (2009)
No. 2: Seasonal Adventures (2010)
No. 3: Atlantic Adventures (2011)
No. 4: Sky Ballet (2012)
No. 5: Forest Winds (2013)
No. 6: Kalediokoustics (2021)
No. 7: Fantastical Alliterations (in progress)
No. 8: Beyond the Blue Horizon (2018)
No. 9: Journey (2022)

Orchestra
Dances At the Edge of San Antonio (2011)

Misc.
We'll Sing for You, Fresno State (2011, choral)
​Brass Quintet No. 1 (2011)
12 Little Movements (2012, piano duet)
A Celebration of Promise (2015, brass ensemble)
Morning Mist (2017, English horn/harp/bells)
Red Hot California: Rhapsody for Bass Trombone and Piano (2025)
My Featured Music
Schoolyard Symphony was written in 2012 for Grade 2 concert band. The piece, which begins, and ends, with a school bell solo, depicts a lively playground during which "recess" is taking place. Included in this short symphony are the "March of the Kindergartners", a playful rendition of "Sitting in a tree", a sweetheart's merry-go-round, a loner, a sixth-grade bully, and even a heroic champion who saves the day, all in the short span of a recess session!
A grade 5.5 piece written very recently and is meant to depict a final battle of sorts. It was inspired by the TV show Game of Thrones, although the music is not meant to portray any particular scene from the show.
Featured video
"Stallion Ranch" (2009) is a piece I wrote for woodwind quintet and guitar solo. It is a very relaxing, peaceful piece with a warm climax.
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