Not So Silent Night

Description

Flute, Oboe, Flute 2, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet in Bb, Horn in F, Trombone, Euphonium, Bb Euphonium, Tuba, Mallet Percussion, Chime, Bells, Timpani, Percussion 1, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Percussion 2, Triangle, Sleigh Bells, Crash Cymbals, Tambourine, Vibraslap — Using the basic melodic shape of Silent Night, Sean O'Loughlin has written a lively piece that goes in a quite different, more up-to-date direction than the familiar, reflective Carol. The noise makers of the percussion section are given a lively role to play, and the introduction, by the low brass, of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, in the middle of the piece, creates a somewhat ironic twist in this amusing re-imagining of a classic carol.