Fanfare for Christmas Morning

Jesse Ayers

General Info

Year: 1995
Duration: c. 2:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Jesse Ayers
Cost: PDF score & parts $50 ORDER HERE

NOTE:NEW VERSION AS OF 2013 includes an optional chorus or optional audience sing-along of "Joy to the World," with a coda of fanfare material to round off.
New title is "Fanfare and Carol for Christmas"

Instrumentation

Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Eb Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
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

Percussion I-II

1-3 Snare Drums doubling same part
Bass Drum
Cymbals

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

A stirring fanfare based on "Joy to the World."

Media

Audio Link on Jesse Ayers' Web Site

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

Hollis Town Band and Christmas Chorus (David Bailey conducting) - January 11, 2014
SUNY Orange Symphonic Band (Dr. Kevin Scott, conducting) - December 12, 2009
The Malone College Symphonic Band (Dr. Cynthia Bridges, conductor) - December 2007
The Warren Symphony Orchestra (MI) (orchestral version) (David Daniels, conductor) - December 2007
The Mount Union College Symphonic Band (Jonathan Willis, conductor) - December 2003

Works for Winds by This Composer

Akedah
And They Gathered on Mount Carmel (1995)
Fanfare and Carol for Christmas
Fanfare for Christmas Morning (1995)
Fanfare for Christmas Morning (Brass) (1995)
The Fire of the Living God (1995)
Flashbax (2011)
The Incantations of the Prophets of Baal (1995)
Jericho (2005)
The Magical Mystical Rain Forest (1991)
Prayer of Elijah, The (1995)
Private Eye Prowl
Rachel Weeping for Her Children September 11 2001 (2002)
Rahab
Shinkansen (2019/2022)
Susanna and the Elders (1978)
Veni Emmanuel (1997)
Where the Stormy Winds Blow (2022)

Resources