It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members’ parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token of gratitude for his year’s work. In 2009, clarinet player Brenna Hensley had the idea to commission a new piece from composer Philip Sparke to present to band director Billy Daniel, which would be played at the Spring Concert later that month. Salute to a Hero was the result.The piece opens with a decorated fanfare played on cornets and trombones and, after a short bridge passage, this reappears, played by the full band. A central lyrical section brings a mood of calm, utilisingdifferent brass colours, before the fanfare returns to close the work.
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Brass Band |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Bųrn m.m.) | Koncert |
| Niveau | Let ųvet |
| Sideantal | 15 |
| Series | Ceremonial Series |
| Publisher/Producent | Anglo Music Press |
| Bidragydere | Sparke, Philip(Composer) |
| Sprog | Engelsk, Fransk, Holland, Tysk |
| ISMN | 9790570298839 |