Winter is a celebration of the enchantment of a snow day. From the first flurries late at night into the morning, when you first peer outside and see the world blanketed in white, the excitement of heading out into a winter wonderland and playing in the fresh-fallen snow. Winter is a great secular winter concert piece to round out a program.

Winter begins with the brass blowing air through their instruments, creating a wind effect. The glockenspiel alludes to the first flakes falling from the sky. At rehearsal A, we look outside upon waking to see that it has snowed. Rehearsal B is our first venture out into the cold — the excitement of the first fallen snow and the eagerness to get out and play. Rehearsal E is a waltz reflecting a dance in the falling snow, a tender moment in the midst of the fun. Rehearsal G brings back our wind effect as the snow begins to fall more heavily. H sees the return of the main theme to close out the day.