Description

Composer: Brian Balmages
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: String Orchestra
Level: 1
Written as a joyous overture to a winter holiday program, A Joyful Celebration combines original material with excerpts of holiday favorites. While there are references to several carols, the music does not feel like a medley; rather, Brian Balmages hints at the carols throughout the overture while giving the work its own distinctive character. Carols include « Good King Wenceslas », « Angels We Have Heard on High », and « O Come, All Ye Faithful ».
Duration: 2:10