CHRISTMAS LET’S CELEBRATE TODD GOODMAN
for brass band
©2024 Wrong Note Media, Inc.
WRITTEN FOR JAMES GOURLAY AND THE RIVER CITY BRASS BAND
©2024 Wrong Note Media, Inc.
First Edition Printing: 2024
ISMN: 979-0-800218-15-6
CHRISTMAS LET’S CELEBRATE TODD GOODMAN
Total Duration | Durée totale | Gesamtdauer 2’30
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PROGRAM NOTES
LET’S CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
At the end of 2023, I wrote a short fanfare for Kevin Newton and the Beaver County Symphonic Wind Ensemble called Fanfare for Friends. It’s an explosive brassy piece written in celebration of the group’s 50th anniversary, and as the title suggests, to celebrate the friendships I’ve made performing with that group for the last few years.
At the end of sketching it, I sent a copy of the MIDI mockup to James Gourlay, director of the River City Brass Band and Director of Bands at my alma mater, Duquesne University. James said he liked the piece, but suggested that I also turn it into a Christmas Overture of sorts. Having tried my hand at arranging in the past, I wasn’t too keen on the idea. Usually anything I arranged would be taken so far from the original that I just ended up turning the arrangement into a new original work. I was certain that a new Christmas work would follow suit, but thankfully, that’s not what happened.
Using Fanfare for Friends as a base, Let’s Celebrate Christmas is still an explosive brassy piece but with snippets of many Christmas favorites mixed in, as well as a tip of the hat to some of my favorite Christmas movies. In this piece you’ll hear
Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Good King Wenceslas
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Holy Night
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Originally written for the River City Brass Band, this version is orchestrated by the composer.
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER
as of January 2024
TODD GOODMAN is a prominent figure in the contemporary classical music scene, pushing the boundaries of the genre with his unique style and vision. His music is performed and recorded around the globe by musicians of all levels—including, world-renowned soloists, top-tier professional ensembles, academic ensembles, and learners of all ages. Goodman has been the recipient of numerous awards, grants, commissions, and honors from organizations such as the American Prize, the British Trombone Society, the International Tuba Euphonium Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, New Music America, and many others. As an advocate for arts education, Goodman has served for over two decades in various compositional and educational residencies with orchestras, opera companies, performing arts centers, and academic institutions around the United States, and was a nominee for the very first Educator of the Year Grammy™ Award.
Recordings of Goodman’s music can be found on Wrong Note Media, Potenza, Hello Stage, Arts Laureate, Duquesne University Press, Bridge, Records DK, and Push Records. Goodman holds degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Duquesne University, and Kent State University, and has studied at l’École Normale de Musique in Paris, France, and the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado. He currently resides outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
More information about Todd Goodman can be found at www.WrongNoteMedia.com and www.ToddGoodmanComposer.com.
FOR JAMES
Thanks for persuading me to write this!
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - KEN ROBINSON
LET ’S CELEBRATE CHRISTM
MORE BRASS MUSIC FROM TODD GOODMAN
all available through www.WrongNoteMedia.com
CHAMBER MUSIC
Dear Tomorrow (7’) - WNM42101
euphonium and piano
Departure (6’) - WNM41901
trombone, tuba, and piano quartet (violin, viola, cello, and piano) horn in F and euphonium (substitutes for trombone), trombone (substitute for tuba)
Wanderlust (6’) - WNM41701
horn in F, tuba, and piano euphonium and euphonium TC (substitute for horn in F)
CONCERTI
Trombone Concerto (18’) - trombone and accompaniment winner of the British Trombone Society Composition Award
piano WNM11001red | orchestra WNM11001 | wind ensemble WNM11001we
Trombone Concerto No. 2 (18’) - trombone and accompaniment
piano WNM21701red | orchestra WNM21701orch | wind ensemble WNM21701
Tuba Concerto (18’) - tuba and accompaniment finalist for the Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
piano WNM11201red | orchestra WNM11201 | wind ensemble WNM11201we
Tuba Concerto No. 2 “This Too Shall Pass” (18’) - tuba and accompaniment finalist for the Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition
piano WNM12201red | orchestra WNM12201 | wind ensemble WNM12201we
Victorium (18’) - horn, tuba, piano and accompaniment
orchestra WNM12302 | wind ensemble WNM12302we
