Celtic Voyage
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 3:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $15.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Ocean Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Inspired by the many hardships of the Irish immigrants, this piece brings hope of a new world, a new lease on life and a second chance. The piece begins with the sound of the ocean in the background (played by the ocean drum) while a solo flute plays the main theme. As the piece develops, the theme represents several scenes: first, the knowledge that life needs to change due to the famine and hardships of the time; second, the immigrants begin their move to America; third, the arrival in America and seeing the Statue of Liberty, which is the climactic moment of the piece; and finally, ending with the same idea in the beginning of the piece but now as memory and longing for Ireland.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP I
- Maryland: III
- South Carolina: III
- Tennessee: IV
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Syracuse (N.Y.) University Concert Band (Timothy W. Diem, conductor) – 19 February 2019
- Saint Rose Summer Youth Music Op.3 - 2011
Works for Winds by This Composer
- A Cambridge Carol (2007)
- Celtic Voyage (2009)
- Eire (2006)
- Remember (2011)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Melanie J. Donahue." Accessed 16 August 2019
- Perusal score