St Patrick's Day Toast, A
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Madison Music Works LLC
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $100.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Marimba
- Roto-toms (4)
- Snare Drum
SATB Choir
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A St. Patrick's Day Toast is an Irish-themed medley to celebrate March 21st. The first half of Scott Boerma's work is made up of exact excerpts from the Joseph Flummerfelt arrangement of Danny Boy for SATB choir and Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry for band. The second half is comprised of original material by Dr. Boerma.
This work was commissioned by Steve Davis expressly to conclude the University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory Wind Ensemble's performance, on St. Patrick's Day 2017 – including a leprechaun and his pot of gold -- at the CBDNA Annual Convention in Kansas City.
- Program note by composer and Dave Strickler
NB: Because this work contains extended exact quotes from the Flummerfelt and the Grainger copyrighted compositions, to avoid violating copyright restrictions, ensembles performing it must also own those two compositions.
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Missouri at Kansas City Conservatory Wind Symphony (Steve Davis, conductor) – 17 March 2017 (CBDNA 2017 National Conference, Kansas City, Mo.) *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- As the Leaves Fall Again (2022)
- Bora Bora (2004)
- By the Shores of Lake Michigan (2021)
- Cauldron
- Cityscape (2006)
- Equinox
- Exuberance (2012)
- Fanfare for a Golden Sky (2003)
- Fjords - Suite for Band
- How Can I Keep From Singing
- Illini Jubilee (2018)
- Isle of Skye (2012)
- Let There Be Peace
- Persistence of Hope (2021)
- Poem (2005)
- Porta Nigra
- Sesquicentennial Fanfare
- Shadows (2012)
- Silver
- Son Song (2020)
- Strive (2014)
- A St. Patrick's Day Toast (2017)
- Windjammer
- Wonderstruck (2019)
- Zirk
- Zoom (2021)
Resources
- Scott Boerma, personal correspondence, March 2017