Cause for Celebration
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General Info
Year: 2001
Duration: c. 3:05
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Curnow Music Press, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $79.00 | Score Only (print) - $16.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Bright and exhilarating, this celebratory work lets bands soar to new heights. Both lyricism and energy are attained in this richly varied piece. The well-known doxology Old Hundredth is interwoven in fragments at first, and then set in a glorious chorale for the finale.
- Program Note adapted from publisher
Commissioned by the Flushing High School Wind Ensemble, Flushing, Michigan, Eric Fonton, conductor.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Eastern Illinois University Wind Symphony
State Ratings
- Michigan: Senior High A
- North Carolina: V
Performances
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- Messiah University (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (James Colonna, conductor) - 23 September 2022
- University Music Society (University of Birmingham, UK) Wind Band (Edward Mylechreest, conductor) – 17 November 2012
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Accolade (2011)
- Amazing Grace (2011)
- Barbarossa (1995)
- Caprice (1989)
- Cause for Celebration (2001)
- Creed (1988)
- Drums of Daruma (2003)
- Fantasy on a Mountain Song (2010)
- Jericho (as arranger) (1995)
- Kenya Contrasts (1996)
- Labyrinth
- Latin Folk Song Trilogy (2000)
- Life Dances (2002)
- The Quest
Resources
- Himes, W. (2001). Cause for Celebration [score]. Curnow Music Press: Wilmore, Ky.