Golden Baton March, The (Band Gr. 4)

The Golden Baton March was composed as a tribute to the many band conductors who have reached their “golden” years of conducting and to commemorate your many years on the podium making great music.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Series: Ruby Band Series
Level: 4 | Duration: 3:10

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Timpani [3 drums]
Bells
Percussion 1 [2 players]: Snare Drum, Bass Drum
Percussion 2: Cymbals

Program Notes
The Golden Baton March was composed as a tribute to the many band conductors who have reached their “golden” years of conducting. Being on the podium in front of so many musicians is an honor and a privilege in of itself, but being on the podium in your golden years and commanding a band is absolute joy.

It is said that one never loses the ability to ride a bicycle and the same can be said of conducting. The only difference, riding a bicycle for the most part gets you from point A to point B, while conducting a band puts you in the foreman’s seat of a musically aesthetic and transpiring experience. So for all those many “golden” conductors, here’s a march to commemorate your many years on the podium making great music.