Celebration

This breezy work features a festive opening with plenty of quick melody lines to go around. A slower lyrical section gives the woodwinds a chance to shine with soaring themes before the main theme returns and pushes the tempo all the way to the grand finale.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1
Bb Trumpet 2
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
T.C. Baritone
Tuba

Percussion 1 (Snare Drum)
Percussion 2 (Xylophone, Timpani)
Percussion 3 (Bells)
Percussion 4 [2 Players] (Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum)

Program Notes
This breezy work features a festive opening with plenty of quick melody lines to go around. A slower lyrical section gives the woodwinds a chance to shine with soaring themes before the main theme returns and pushes the tempo all the way to the grand finale.

Commissioned by the Hillside Avenue School, Dan Halpern, director, Cranford, NJ; thanks to a grant from the Cranford Fund for Educational Excellence (2005-2006)