Red Tail Visions_CONCERT SCORE_LeysathII_Kevin

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Kevin Leysath II
Red Tail Visions
For String Orchestra

Program Note:
Red Tail Visions was originally commissioned by the Irondequoit String Orchestra
under Evan Meccarello as part of the We Write Classical Music Children’s Concert
Series in Rochester, NY. It was later arranged for the Cordancia Chamber
Orchestra and also for the Victor High School Orchestra.
During World War II, the American armed forces were segregated—Black
soldiers were forced to serve in separate units simply because of the color of their
skin. In the skies over Italy, however, a group of Black fighter pilots known as the
Tuskegee Airmen flew with incredible bravery and skill, protecting bombers and
defending the ideals of freedom.
This piece begins with a boy playing in his backyard on a bright, sunny day,
holding a toy airplane that looks just like the ones flown by the Tuskegee Airmen.
As he runs around imagining flight, the music lifts off—soaring into a dream.
Suddenly, he’s no longer on the ground. His imagination takes over and he’s
flying alongside the Tuskegee Airmen, looping and diving through the clouds in
a thrilling aerial adventure. Then, the mood changes. The music slows, and a
mysterious sound fills the air, like a fog rolling in. Something dangerous is
coming. Facing the unknown, he goes on a heroic battle in the sky—flying
bravely with the Airmen.
In the end, victory is won! The music builds into a proud, heroic hymn. Then, just
as suddenly as it began, the dream fades, and he finds himself back in the
backyard, holding his little toy plane.

CONCERT SCORE
Red Tail Visions
adv. Violin 1
adv. Violin 2
adv. Viola 1
adv. Viola 2
adv. Cello 1
adv. Cello 2
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Contrabass
Adagio = 68
4
4
4
4
espressivo
espressivo
1
2
3
4
Written by Kevin Leysath II
arr. Kevin Leysath II
espressivo
5
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
10
= 120
pizz.
pizz.
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
cresc.
sub. cresc.
6
7
8
9
pizz.
pizz.
10
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
©2025 by Kevin Leysath II. All Rights Reserved.

2 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
11
12
13
14
15
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
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.
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
arco
arco
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
.
arco
.
.
arco
16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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.

adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
22
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21
22
Red Tail Visions
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23
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24
3
adv.Vln. 1
28
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
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. .
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.
. .
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Vln. I
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28
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
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. .
pizz.
25
arco
cresc.
26
27
pizz.

4 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
. . . .
. . . . .
adv. Vc. 2
. . . .
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
. . . .
. . . . .
Cb.
29
30
31
32
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
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33
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34
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35
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36

Red Tail Visions
5
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
. . . . . .
sub.
. . . . . .
sub.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
sub.
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sub.
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sub.
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sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
37
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38
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
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sub.
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sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
sub.
39
. . . . .
. . . . .
40
adv.Vln. 1
poco rit.
dim.
adv. Vln. 2
dim.
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
dim.
dim.
dim.
dim.
Vln. I
Vln. II
dim.
dim.
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
arco
. .
41
42
43
dim.
dim.
dim.
44

6 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
= 62
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
45
46
47
48
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
6
49
50
8
6
8
50
=
51
52

Red Tail Visions
7
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
53
54
55
56
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
57
58
59
60

adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
8 Red Tail Visions
63
= 100
61
62
furioso
furioso
furioso
furioso
furioso
63
64
65
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
66
67
68
69

Red Tail Visions
9
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
70
71
72
73
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
74
75
76
77

10 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
78
79
80
81
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
82
83
84
85

Red Tail Visions
11
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
86
87
88
89
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
90
91
92
93

12 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
sub. cresc.
sub. cresc.
sub. cresc.
cresc.
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
cresc.
cresc.
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
94
95
sub. cresc.
sub.
sub. cresc.
sub.
cresc.
cresc.
sub.
cresc.
96
97
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
rit.
101
Adagietto = 74
con affetto
con affetto
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
98
99
100
con affetto
101

Red Tail Visions
13
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
102
103
104
105
adv.Vln. 1
molto vibrato
appassionato
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
molto vibrato
appassionato
appassionato
appassionato
con bravura
Vln. I
molto vibrato
appassionato
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
106
107
108
molto vibrato
appassionato
109

adv.Vln. 1
14 Red Tail Visions
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
110
111
112
113
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
114
115
116
117

Red Tail Visions
15
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
4
pizz.
118
119
pizz.
pizz.
4
4
pizz.
120
4
= 120
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
scherzando
120
scherzando
121
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
122
123
124
125

16 Red Tail Visions
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
.
.
.
adv. Vc. 1
arco
adv. Vc. 2
arco
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
.
arco
arco
.
.
126
.
127
.
.
.
128
.
129
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
130
131
132
133

Red Tail Visions
17
adv.Vln. 1
adv. Vln. 2
adv. Vla. 1
adv. Vla. 2
135
136
adv. Vc. 1
adv. Vc. 2
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
134
137
138