Alligator Alley Program Notes Schumann

Program notes and staging suggestions are included in this marvelously descriptive work. A free downloadable interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching Alligator Alley.

The music of Michael Daugherty (b. 1954) music borrows from all forms of American popular culture, from Barbie to Liberace. He is widely acclaimed as a gifted composer with a truly original voice. He is currently a Professor of composition of the University of Michigan, for whose excellent bands he has produced much original music.

Daugherty wrote Alligator Alley in 2003 on a commission from the for their educational series. He wrote it as a bassoon feature for his daughter, who was then in middle school. Pgadmin3 Installation there. It has quickly gained popularity as both a bassoon feature and Daugherty’s only work accessible to younger bands. The North Texas Wind Symphony plays Alligator Alley.