WELCOME HOME (to Grandma's for Christmas)
[5:30] 2/1*-2/1-2/1-2/1, 4-3-3-1, timp+3 (plus optional drumline of 13 trash cans), hp, pno/cel, SSA Children, SATB Chorus, strings
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, to feature children's choir with the CSO Percussion Scholarship Group.
Highly unusual Christmas song about going to visit grandparents at Christmas, with a surprising twist involving trash cans!
Performable with standard orchestra, but why not reach out to a local school to add a drumline (playing on trash cans) to make this piece an unforgettable highlight of your program. Includes sticking and staging directions for the drumline.
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, to feature children's choir with the CSO Percussion Scholarship Group.
Highly unusual Christmas song about going to visit grandparents at Christmas, with a surprising twist involving trash cans!
Performable with standard orchestra, but why not reach out to a local school to add a drumline (playing on trash cans) to make this piece an unforgettable highlight of your program. Includes sticking and staging directions for the drumline.
Video presentation of the piano-vocal score: