Celebration of Life

Ralph Hultgren

Ralph Hultgren

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General Info

Year: 1995
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Neil A. Kjos
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $7.00

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Celebration of Life is an evocative composition that uses characteristic melodies to depict aspects of Jewish culture. A special feature of the work is the inclusion of sung passages which express both the painful suffering and joyful hope that have been part of the history of the Jewish people.

Originally written for Sydney, Australia's Moriah College High School Concert Band and their conductor, Roberta Goot.

- Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Alabama: Class C
• Minnesota: III
• North Carolina: IV
• Tennessee: IV
• Virginia: IV
• Wisconsin: Event 3000 Concert Band Grade B

Performances

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• University of Arkansas - Little Rock Summer Band (Ken Goff, conductor) - 8 June 2018
• Sunnyside High School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Symphony (Michael Angel, conductor) -16 March 2018 (2018 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
• Edison High School (Fresno, Calif.) Wind Ensemble (Robert Madrid, conductor) - 21 April 2017 (2017 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
• West of the Divide Wind Ensemble (Australia) – 2013 (In Hong Kong)

Works for Winds by this Composer

• And Enoch Walked With God
• Arachnophobia (2014)
• An Australian Rhapsody (1987)
• Bright Sunlit Morning (2002/2005)
• Bushdance (1991)
• Beyond The Frontier
• Celebration of Life (1995)
• Concert Prelude (1995/2001)
• Concertino for Wind Orchestra (2011/2018)
• Eden's Coast and the Sea (1995)
• Eminence
• Grand March - The Australian Land
• Immortal! Invisible!
• Jessie's Well (2010)
• Many Paths (Millen Kulgun)
• Moto Perpetuo
• Of Stories Told
• Pacific Preamble (1988)
• Pageant (Hultgren)
• Pioneers
• That I May Love (2017)
• Whirr, Whirr, Whirr!!! (2001)
• White Noise (2009)

Resources

• Hultgren, R. (1995). Celebration of Life [score]. Neil A. Kjos Music Co.: San Diego, Calif.