A Golden Jubilation

This work was commissioned by the Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band on the occasion of their 50th concert anniversary. The close friendship between Hiroki Ito, the conductor of the orchestra, and Satoshi Yagisawa led to the composition of this brilliant and extraordinary fanfare, which is ideally suited as the opening piece. Originally the work was composed for an extremely large ensemble including a separate banda, harp and some special instruments. This new version has been rescored for standard band instrumentation by the composer himself.

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• Flute 1
• Flute 2
• Oboe 1
• Oboe 2
• Bassoon
• Eb Clarinet
• Bb Clarinet 1
• Bb Clarinet 2
• Bb Clarinet 3
• Eb Alto Clarinet
• Bb Bass Clarinet
• Eb Alto Saxophone 1
• Eb Alto Saxophone 2
• Bb Tenor Saxophone
• Eb Baritone Saxophone
• Bb Trumpet 1
• Bb Trumpet 2
• Bb Trumpet 3
• F Horn 1
• F Horn 2
• F Horn 3
• F Horn 4
• Eb Horn 1
• Eb Horn 2
• Eb Horn 3
• Eb Horn 4
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Trombone 3
• Bb Trombone 1 TC
• Bb Trombone 1 BC
• Bb Trombone 2 TC
• Bb Trombone 2 BC
• Bb Trombone 3 TC
• Bb Trombone 3 BC
• Baritone / Euphonium
• Bb Baritone / Euphonium TC
• Bb Baritone / Euphonium BC
• Tuba
• Eb Bass TC
• Eb Bass BC
• Bb Bass TC
• Bb Bass BC
• String Bass (opt.)
• Timpani
• Mallet Percussion
• Percussion 1
• Percussion 2