UFO Concerto
Subtitle: For Euphonium and Wind Orchestra
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 24:00
Difficulty: VI (solo) V (ensemble) (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Amstel Music, through Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $315.00 | Score Only - $60.00
Movements
1. Andante - 5:20
2. Giocoso - 5:25
3. Andante Cantabile - 3:25
4. Vivace - 6:30
5. Alla Marcia - Vivace - 3:15
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Euphonium
Flute I-II-III (III doubling Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
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 I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Congas
- Crash Cymbal
- Field Drum
- Glass Wind Chimes
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Sleigh Bells
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Temple Block (5)
- Tubular Bells
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Johan de Meij's first solo work for euphonium has taken the world by storm after the sensational premieres by Jason Ham and David Childs. There are three different versions available: with wind orchestra, brass band and piano accompaniment.
- Program Note from publisher
UFO Concerto, my first solo work for euphonium, is not a traditional concerto in the classical sense. It consists of five movements that are thematically related to one another.
The opening chord may sound familiar to some listeners: This chord and the first theme are based on the same five-note chord used in Extreme Make-over and Planet Earth in 2005: a major triad with an added 4th and a 7th. This chord has been obsessively present in my head ever since -- I could not resist using it again! Both the chord as well as the main theme make appearances in various shapes and forms throughout the entire piece.
Jason Ham, solo euphonium player with the West Point Band (USA), initiated the consortium for UFO Concerto. Jason performed the world premiere on February 15th, 2012, in Baltimore (MD) with the Peabody Wind Ensemble, conducted by Harlan Parker. He also invited British virtuoso David Childs to join the consortium and play the European performances. At the request of both players, I also made a version for euphonium and brass band. David premiered this version with The Cory Band, conducted by his father Robert Childs at the 2012 RNCM Festival of Brass in Manchester.
- Program Note by the composer
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: Banda de Lalin (Bram Sniekers, conductor; David Childs, euphonium)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Delaware (Newark) Wind Ensemble (Lauren Reynolds, conductor; Peter Steiner, trombone) - 13 October 2023
- Indiana University (Bloomington) Wind Ensemble (Rodney Dorsey, conductor; Jason Donnelly, euphonium) – 20 September 2022
- Oregon State University (Corvallis) Wind Ensemble (Erik Kar Jun Leung, conductor; Christopher Carrigg, euphonium) - 8 March 2022
- United States Navy Band (Washington, D.C. (Johan de Meij, conductor; Tormod Flaten, euphonium) – 25 January 2020
- United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Johan de Meij, conductor; Tormod Flaten, euphonium) – 3 February 2018
- Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland, Wash.) Wind Ensemble (Edwin Powell, conductor; Jason Gilliam, euphonium) – 19 November 2017
- Orchestra Fiati di Valle Camonica (Sarezzo, Italy) (Denis Salvini, conductor; Devid Ceste, euphonium) – 20 July 2017 - WASBE Conference (Utrecht, Netherlands)
- Brooklyn (N.Y.) Wind Symphony (Johan de Meij, conductor; Jason Ham, euphonium) – 21 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- African Harmony (2017)
- Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
- American Prelude
- Aquarium (1991)
- At Kitty O'Shea's (2011)
- Beatles Collection (as arranger) (1982)
- Canticles (2007)
- Casanova (2000)
- Celtic Classics (2016)
- Ceremonial Fanfare (2005)
- Chanson de Matin (as arranger) (c. 1890/1988)
- Clair de lune (as arranger) (1890/1905/2017)
- Cloud Factory (2011)
- Continental Overture (1997)
- Copacabana (as arranger)
- Downtown Divertimento (2014)
- Dutch Masters Suite (2008)
- Echoes of San Marco (2016)
- Edgar (as arranger) (1889/2008)
- Extreme Make-Over (2004)
- Extreme Beethoven (2012)
- Fellini (2015)
- Festive Hymn (2007)
- Fifty Shades of E (2016)
- Highlights from "Riverdance" (as arranger) (1994/2014)
- Highlights from the Seville Suite (as arranger) (1992/2011)
- Hobbits Dance and Hymn (arr. Lavender) (1987/2006)
- Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
- James Bond 007 (1983/2021)
- Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1995)
- Dance I (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Dance II (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Waltz No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Finale (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Joropo (as arranger)
- Jupiter Hymn (as arranger)
- Klezmer Classics (2004)
- La Fanciulla del West (as arranger) (1910/2008)
- La Quintessenza (1990/1998)
- Les Papillons (as editor)
- Loch Ness (1988)
- Lord of the Rings. See: Symphony No. 1
- Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
- Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
- Madurodam (1997)
- March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
- Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (as arranger) (1826/2022)
- Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
- Mondriaan (2021)
- Musical Highlights from "Chess" (as arranger) (1993)
- The Painted Bird (2021)
- Pavane (as arranger) (1899/1991)
- Pennsylvania Faux Songs (2018)
- Phantom of the Opera (as arranger)
- Polish Christmas Music, Part I (1995)
- Ratatouille Satirique (as arranger) (/1994)
- Romeo and Juliet (as arranger). See: Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
- Rotterdam 1945 (2019)
- Sinfonietta No. 1 (2011/2012)
- Songs from the Catskills (2012)
- Spring (2010)
- Star Wars Saga (as arranger) (1987)
- Suite for Variety Orchestra (as arranger) (post 1956/1994)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (as arranger) (1935/1990)
- Summer (2013)
- Symphony No. 1 (1987)
- Symphony No. 2 (1993)
- Symphony No. 3 (2007)
- Symphony No. 4 (2013)
- Symphony No. 5 (2018)
- Ancalagon, the Black (2018)
- UFO Concerto (2012)
- T-Bone Concerto (1996)
- Te Deum (as transcriber) (1900/2010)
- Two-Bone Concerto (2016)
- Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
- Triptychon (2023)
- Triumphal March (as arranger) (1872/2003)
- Un Momento Dado (2021)
- The Venetian Collection
- Via Claudia (2012)
- Wind in the Willows (2002)
- Windy City Overture (2006)
- The Witches' Sabbath (as arranger)
- The Woman in White (as arranger) (2006)
- The Year 2020 (2022)
Resources
- De Meij, J. (2011). UFO Concerto: For Euphonium & Wind Orchestra [score]. Amstel Music: Amsterdam, Neth.
- Johan de Meij website