A Yuletide Celebration

General Info

Year of Published: 2014
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 00:03:00
Cost: $29.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel & Xylophone & Mark Tree & Sleigh Bells
Player 2: Vibraphone
Player 3: Marimba (shared)
Player 4: Marimba (shared)
Player 5: Marimba (shared) & Triangle & Cajon

Only one 5-octave marimba is required for Players 3, 4 & 5.

Program Notes

A Yuletide Celebration was commissioned by the United States Air Force Band Percussion Section for the band’s holiday chamber ensemble album, which was released in the winter of 2014. The arrangement draws from two of my earlier Christmas percussion arrangements – A Winter Postlude (Jingle Bells) for marimba quartet and Deck the Halls for solo marimba and djembe – and adds a newly-composed section of Jingle Bells.

Recent Performance

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Mallet Ensemble

Immortal Dream - Mallet Septet
Spun - Mallet Octet
A Yuletide Celebration
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Small Ensemble

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Black Rainbow - Percussion Octet
Ellipsis - Percussion Octet
Fever Dream - Percussion Quartet
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Lost Souls - Percussion Quintet
Mercury Rising - Percussion Septet
Power Struggle - Percussion Octet
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Medium Ensemble

Adaptation - Percussion (11)
Chasing Infinity- Percussion Ensemble (13)
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Legacies - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Limerick Daydream - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Luminescence - Percussion Ensemble (12)
The Cry - Percussion Ensemble (12)
The Dreamers of Dreams - Percussion Ensemble (12)
Till the Stars Come Down - Percussion Ensemble (10)
Topsy Turvy - Percussion Ensemble (12)
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Large Ensemble

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Percussion Concerto

Percussion Ensemble with Other Instrument

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Spitfire II - Percussion Nonet with Solo Euphonium
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