Instrumentation

picc.2.3(III=ca).3(III=bcl).2.cbsn – 4331 – timp – perc(3): SD/susp.cym/cyms/siren whistle/glsp/tam-t/bongos/BD/3 tom-tom/tgl – harp – strings

Availability

Score and parts for hire. Score 0-571-51529-0 on sale

Programme Notes

""Celebrare Celeberrime" : to celebrate to the full and with greatest speed. This title appealed not only as a suitable approach to honour the 60th birthday of the Dayton Philharmonic, but also as a general philosophy of living one's life to the fullest. In the context of such a short work for full orchestra the intention was to lead, as quickly as possible, to a sense of joy and excitement without dwelling on the grandiose. The finale of this little, joyous work is intended to sound precipitous rather than declamatory, hopefully leading the audience on to anything that might follow it. Celebrare Celeberrime was commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in celebration of its 60th Anniversary Season, and is dedicated to its conductor, Maestro Isaiah Jackson.

Carl Vine

Reviews

‘Immediately engaging with its lifting horn melody, lively fanfares, comfortable harmonies and easy-to-follow trajectory.’

Dayton Daily News (Marc Stryker), 13 January 1994

Celebrare Celeberrime

St John's Smith Square (London, United Kingdom)

Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra/Scott Wilson

Celebrare Celeberrime

St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School (Corinda, QLD, Australia)

Brisbane Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Bonetti

Celebrare Celeberrime

Venue 114 (Bokarina, QLD, Australia)

Brisbane Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Bonetti

Celebrare Celeberrime

Sydney Opera House (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Australian Youth Orchestra/Manfred Honeck

Celebrare Celeberrime

Arts Centre Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Australian Youth Orchestra/Manfred Honeck