Songs of Aloha
Arranged by Ralph Ford
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $85.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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
String Bass (optional Electric Bass)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Drum Set (optional)
- Floor Tom (large)
- Marimba
- Ride Cymbal
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This charming and varied medley contains the three mainstays of Pacific islands music: Hawaiian Wedding Song; Hawaiian War Chant and Aloha 'Oe. These classic songs were made popular through the years by many recording artists from both the island and the mainland, and live in our memory of a visit to paradise. Aloha!
- Program Note from publisher
Songs of Aloha was commissioned by the Pearl City High School Symphonic Winds and Mr. Chadwick Kamei, in dedication to Mr. Michael Nakasone, who served as director of bands at Pearl City from 1977 to 2005.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Montclair (N.J.) Community Band – 26 July 2022
- University of Hawai'i West Oahu (Kapolei, HI) University Band (Chadwick Kamei, conductor; Star Kalahiki, soprano) - 27 April 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
- American Hymn Tune Trilogy (as arranger) (2001)
- Areopogus (2011)
- Ashford Celebration (2001)
- Auld Tannenbaum (2008)
- Bellingrath Gardens (2003)
- Blunderbuss Battles (2012)
- Broadway Classics (as arranger) (2003)
- Cango Caves (2002)
- Christmas Bossa Nova (as arranger) (2001)
- Classical Gas (as arranger) (2014)
- CompleX 2030 (2013)
- Con Brio (2012)
- Cotton Ferry Expedition (2007)
- Coventry Carol (as arranger) (2009)
- Creepers in the Castle (2015)
- Dancin' on the Bayou (2003)
- Dark Adventure (2001)
- The Dark Knight Rises (as arranger) (2013)
- Dervish (2008)
- Desperado (as arranger)
- Dillon's Flight (2007)
- Dimensions (2003)
- Divas! (as arranger) (2001)
- Down Home Christmas (as arranger) (2006)
- Dumb Love (as arranger) (2013)
- Dune Buggy (2012)
- El Tiburon! (2017)
- Everything is Awesome (as arranger) (2014)
- Fantasy Carol (as arranger) (2005)
- Fire Caves of Golgathon (2006)
- Fire's Edge (2015)
- For All the Wyle Eternal (2009)
- Frosty's Caribbean Holiday (as arranger) (2003)
- Funkytown (as arranger) (2014)
- G-Force Five (2005)
- Galileo's Vision (2004)
- Give Up the Funk (as arranger) (2012)
- Gizmo (2011)
- Go West! (as arranger) (2004)
- Happy Birthday Around the World (as arranger) (2003)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part II (as arranger) (2011)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (as arranger) (2001/2005)
- High School Cadets (as arranger) (2000)
- Highlights from "The Lord of the Rings" (as arranger) (2002)
- Hip-Hop All the Way (as arranger) (2005)
- Hooroosh! (2006)
- House of Cards Theme (as arranger) (2013/2015)
- Hyperdrive (2014)
- Idols of America (as arranger) (2004)
- In Glorious Splendour (as setter) (2011)
- Invasion! (2019)
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (as arranger) (2004)
- It's My Party (as arranger) (1963/2001)
- It's Vegas, Baby
- Journey of the Taikonaut (2004)
- Kernkraft 400 (as arranger) (2012)
- The Last Battle (2003)
- Layla (as arranger) (2007)
- Let it Snow!/Winter Wonderland (as arranger) (2005)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (as arranger) (2001)
- Lux Prima (as arranger) (1791/2008)
- Minecraft (as arranger) (2011/2015)
- Minnie the Moocher (as arranger) (2013)
- Moonlight Serenade (as arranger) (2004)
- New Age Christmas (as arranger) (2000)
- Ooh La La (as arranger) (2014)
- Panopticon Rising (2015)
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (as arranger) (2000)
- Patton (as arranger) (2007)
- Pippin (as arranger) (2014)
- Pique Dame Highlights (as arranger) (2012)
- Planet X (2015)
- Quantum Mission (2009)
- Rogue River (2019)
- Romanza (1991/2002)
- Royal Canadian Sketches (2001)
- Sailing Onward until Dawn (2013)
- Secret Agent Man (as arranger) (2002)
- She Flies with Her Own Wings (2015)
- Majestic Columbia
- Galaxy in Crater Lake
- Rogue River (2015/2019)
- Sea to Sky
- Beyond Whistler (2008)
- March: The Lion's Gate (2007)
- Shannon Falls (2007)
- Stawamus Chief (2008)
- The Sleeping Place of the Stars (2004)
- Slip and Slide (2000)
- Slovenian Folk Dances (as arranger) (2005)
- Songs of Aloha (2014)
- Soul Man (as arranger) (1967/2012)
- Sounds of Joy (as arranger) (2002)
- Spirit of Troy (2010)
- Spy Games (2008)
- Strange Pursuit (2007)
- Suite from "Man of Steel" (as arranger) (2014)
- Suite from Video Games Live - Part I (as arranger) (2007)
- Suite from Video Games Live - Part 2 (as arranger) (2002/2008)
- Sun Peaks (2009)
- Swing Those Bells (as arranger) (2000)
- A Swingin' Holiday (as arranger) (2008)
- Swingin' on the Housetop (as arranger) (2001)
- Temple of Ka Uka (2008)
- Theme from "Patton" (as arranger) (1970/2007)
- To Forge the New Frontier (2000)
- Tonadillas Suite (as arranger) (2012)
- Totally Tina Turner (as arranger) (2005)
- Un Flambeau Jeannette, Isabelle (2004)
- Video Games Live, Part I. See: *Suite from Video Games Live - Part I
- Video Games Live, Part II. See: Suite from Video Games Live - Part 2
- Voices of Thronateeska (2002)
- Voyage Jubiloso (2002)
- Walvisbaai (2014)
- Winter Rhapsody (2004)
- The Wizard of Oz, Themes (as arranger) (2007)