BSO Forever, The

Leonard Bernstein

General Info

Year: 1980 / 1984
Duration: c. 4:35
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $125.00 | Score Only (print) - $24.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Basses
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:

Bells
Chimes
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The BSO Forever march is the eighth and final movement from Bernstein's Divertimento for orchestra, a work commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for their centennial celebration. The thematic material for the eight movements is centered around the pitches "B" for Boston, and "C" for Centennial. The boisterous music of the first movement returns to bring back the march, The BSO Forever. The Sousa-like march contains two trio sections and ends with all three themes being played simultaneously. The last chord is a final declaration of the "B" and "C" motive.

- Program Note from University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble concert program, 1 April 2016

Media

Audio CD: University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble (Scott Weiss, conductor) - 2013

State Ratings

Georgia: VI
Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
Louisiana: V
Michigan: Senior High AA
North Carolina: VI
South Carolina: Masterworks
Virginia: VI

Performances

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2022 CBDNA North Central Intercollegiate Band (Madison, Wisc.) (Rebecca Phillips, conductor) – 8 April 2022 (CBDNA 2022 North Central Conference, Madison, Wisc.)
University of Miami (Fla.) Frost Wind Ensemble (Robert Carnachan, conductor) - 23 May 2021
University of Texas (Austin) Wind Ensemble (Jerry Junkin, conductor) – 7 April 2019
Baylor University (Waco, Texas) Symphonic Band (Isaiah Odajima, conductor) – 19 November 2018
Winds of Wisconsin (Madison) (Scott Teeple, conductor) – 18 November 2018
University of North Texas (Denton) Symphonic Band (Dennis W. Fisher, conductor) – 23 October 2018
University of Southern California (Los Angeles) Thornton Wind Ensemble (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor) - 26 October 2018
Dallas (Tx.) Winds (Steven Moore, conductor) - 8 March 2018 (83rd Annual ABA National Convention)
Penn State University (University Park) Symphonic Band (Dennis Glocke, conductor) – 1 March 2018
Dallas (Tex.) Winds (Jerry Junkin, conductor) –27 February 2018
Michigan State University (East Lansing) Symphony Band (David Thornton, conductor) – 24 October 2017
University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble (H. Robert Reynolds, conductor) - 1 November 2016
Troy (Mich.) High School Symphonic Band - 24 February 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)

All Wind Works

Almighty Father (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1974)
America (arr. Vinson) (1963/2018)
America from "West Side Story" (arr. Brown)
A Bernstein Tribute (adapt. Grundman) (1991)
Candide Suite (arr. Grundman) (1956/1993)
Cool (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1957/2018)
Dance Suite (1990)
Danzón (arr. Bocook) (1944/1990)
Danzón (arr. Krance) (1944)
Divertimento (arr. Grundman) (1980/1984)
- BSO Forever, The
Fanfare for the 25th Anniversary of the High School of the Arts (orch. Ramin)
Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy (orch. Ramin) (1961/1995)
Fanfare from "Dance Suite"
Four Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Polster) (1957/1980)
Gee, Officer Krupke (arr. Murtha) (1957/2015)
Glitter and Be Gay (arr. Frenkel) (1956/)
Glitter and be Gay from "Candide" (tr. Davis)
Highlights from "West Side Story" (arr. Ingram) (1963)
I Hate Music! (arr. Nowlin) (1943/)
Make Our Garden Grow (arr. Kreines) (1956/2017)
Make Our Garden Grow (arr. John Gibson) (1956/)
Mambo from "West Side Story" (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2013?)
Maria (arr. Murtha) (1957/2003)
Maria from "West Side Story" (arr. McCoy) (1957)
Meditation No. 2 (arr. Hunsberger) (1971/1973)
A Musical Toast (tr. Grundman) (1982)
Overture to "Candide" (trans. Beeler)
Overture to "Candide" (tr. Grundman) (1955/1986)
Overture to "Candide" (arr. Howell) (1955/2020)
Overture to "Candide" (tr. Hunsberger) (1955/)
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1974/1991)
Presto Barbaro from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Erickson)
Prologue from "West Side Story" (arr. Gilmore) (1962)
Selections from "Wonderful Town" (arr. Saurer) (1953)
Shivaree (1970)
A Simple Song (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2010)
Slava! (tr. Grundman) (1977)
Slava! (arr. Linden) (1977/2011)
Slava! (tr. Longfield) (1977/)
Somewhere (arr. Brown) (1957/2012)
Somewhere from "West Side Story" (arr. Bocook)
Suite from "MASS" (arr. Sweeney) (1971/2009 )
Suite from "On the Town" (arr. Higgins) (1944)
Suite from "West Side Story" (arr. Davis)
Symphonic Dance Music from "West Side Story" (arr. Polster) (1980)
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (arr. Leon) (1967/2007)
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" (tr. Lavender) (1967/2008)
Symphonic Suite from "On the Waterfront" (arr. Bocook) (1954/2011)
Symphony No. 1 (tr. Bencriscutto) (1942/1952)
- Profanation from "Symphony No. 1"
- Lamentation from "Symphony No. 1"
Symphony No. 1 (tr. Lebrias) (1942/2023)
Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (arr. Lavender) (1944/2016)
Three Dance Episodes from "On The Town" (tr. Stith) (1944/1972)
West Side Story: Highlights (tr. Ingram)
West Side Story: Medley (arr. Bocook) (1957/1991)
West Side Story: Selection (arr. Duthoit) (1957/1959)
West Side Story (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Sweeney) (1957/2015)
West Side Story (arr. Norris)
A White House Cantata (tr. Nowlin) (1997/)
Wrong Note Rag (arr. Ricketts) (1953/2005)

Resources

Bernstein, L.; Grundman, C. (1984). Divertimento for Symphonic Band [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: [New York].