Emblazoned Joy

Roger Cichy

General Info

Year: 2019 / 2021
Duration: c. 3:05
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Northeastern Music Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00; (digital) - $75.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
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
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Chimes
Crash Cymbals
Orchestra Bells
Slapstick (large)
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Milestones are milestones, and although 60 years of the Concord Band’s existence may not seem so long in terms of community bands on average, it’s 60 years of high activity, great music making and creative productivity.

Luckily, this fine organization’s initials are C-B-A (standing for the Concord Band Association), but to the composer’s delight, musical notes. So it is appropriate and fitting to emblazon those three notes throughout the fanfare and mark another significant milestone for a musical organization that brings so much joy to its members, and joy to its many audiences. And as uplifting and entertaining as the Concord Band is in its music making, it was in the mind of the composer to capture this by creating a short melodic logo, a sort of musical trademark, for the Concord Band, which is first heard during the announcement section of the fanfare, then fully scored for the final statement of the piece. This fanfare pushes the limits on its scale source by incorporating a raised fourth, just as the Concord Band pushes the limits on what is possible with a community band.

- Program Note from publisher

Commissioned by The Concord Band Association in celebration of The Concord Band's 60th Anniversary Season, James O'Dell, Music Director.

- Program Note from score

Media

Audio: Reference recording. The Concord Band (James O'Dell, conductor)

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Concord (Mass.) Band (James O'Dell, conductor) – 8 June 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Amazing Grace (as arranger) (1779/2014)
American Band Salute (2009?)
and make a joyous sound
Breakthrough
Bugs (2000)
Colours (1997)
Divertimento for Winds and Percussion (1994)
El Caballero (2000)
Emblazoned Joy (2019/2021)
Fanfare for a Festive Day (1996)
Festival!
First Flights
Flowing Pens from Concord (2013)
For Purple Mountain Majesties (2005)
Galilean Moons (1996)
Geometric Dances (2007)
The Golden Baton March
Hats Off (2016)
Interpretations
Maestro
New Millennium, Different World, New Beginnings (2004)
Pandemonium (2006)
Quartets (2006/2012)
Rachmaninoff Prelude (as arranger)
Silhouette
Sounds, Sketches, and Ideas (2002)
T. Rex
We Walked with Heads Held High (2006)
Windsicle (2006)
Wisconsin Soundscapes
Wizards

Resources

Roger Cichy website Accessed 3 January 2022