Jumpstart Fanfare

Jumpstart Fanfare provides a perfectly spirited polyphonal theme that’ll surely wake up your audience if they haven't had their coffee yet. A powerful celebratory anthem for your next concert or festival program that works well as an opener or closer!

Program Notes

Jumpstart Fanfare is a musical toast to new beginnings and fresh starts. Commissioned by the Crossings Christian School Band, under the direction of Michael Brown, the piece was written to commemorate a new auditorium being built at their school, but is suitable for any occasion. Jumpstart Fanfare has several sections with various rhythm changes, dynamics, and sound effects. The first section introduces a bold theme that pushes the past all the way to the slower section marked “with feeling.” In this section, as the rehearsal suggestion implies, introduces an emotional punch before driving full force into a juxtaposed version of the opening theme. Dynamics are important to follow in the middle, slow section.

Grade Level: 3
Copyright: 2019
Number of Players: Standard
Duration: 4:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Concert Band

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Instrumentation

Flute
Oboe (opt.)
Bassoon (opt.)
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
F Horn
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
TC Baritone
Tuba

Timpani (3 drums)
Xylophone & Bells
Percussion 1 (Snare Drum, Hi-Hat, Bass Drum)
Percussion 2 (Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal, Wind Chimes)
Percussion 3 (Tambourine)
Percussion 4 (Brake Drum or Cowbell)