Dear Evan Hansen (Full Instrumentation)

Style: Musicals | Difficulty: Medium Difficult | Grade: 4

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Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of a teenaged boy with severe social anxiety disorder, who fabricates a friendship with a deceased classmate in a misguided attempt to comfort the grieving family. As his lies compound and multiply, Evan Hansen gets everything he ever wanted: popularity, a shiny new family, and the girl of his dreams; but, eventually, Evan must decide if he will give himself over to the fantasy life he has created or risk losing everything by coming clean and being honest.

CREDITS

Composed by: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Arranged by: Key Poulan
Percussion by: Shawn Glyde and Dan Bryan
Originally commissioned by: Vernon Township H.S., Glenwood, NJ - Max Taylor, Director
Available through Key Poulan Music once permissions are secured and paid for by the performing ensemble.
Duration: 7:56

MUSIC SAMPLES

Mvt. 1: Waving Through a Window introduces Evan and his social anxiety, his loneliness, and his longing to belong and fit in with his peers. It opens with synthesizer and builds to a full ensemble impact. LICENSING REQUIRED
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Mvt. 2: For Forever features a trombone soloist in this song about Evan’s imagined friendship and the intimacy he longs for with another person. LICENSING REQUIRED
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Mvt. 3: Sincerely Me is an upbeat full ensemble tune where Evan is trying to write the fake e-mails that will “prove” his friendship with his deceased classmate. It adds a sense of levity and humor to an emotionally heavy moment in the story. LICENSING REQUIRED
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Mvt. 4: You Will Be Found closes the show with a trombone soloist to represent Evan giving a speech that becomes a viral online video. The full ensemble joins for a high impact moment to represent the way Evan has inspired others like himself across the internet to have hope and feel less alone. LICENSING REQUIRED
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