Rituals Tom Davoren

Rituals for Euphonium and Wind Orchestra was commissioned by the Jeju International Wind Orchestra Festival in 2018 for renowned euphonium soloist Steven Mead. It was premiered at a televised gala concert with composer directing the Jeju Festival Wind Orchestra, in Jeju City in South Korea.

The music itself is a collage of two distinct national cultures, those of South Korea and Wales. In two linked sections the work explores the Welsh hymn tune Llanfair and the traditional Jeju Island folk song through original music that is as lyrical, dramatic, powerful and energetic as the cultures from which the original folk material is drawn.

- Program Note from publisher

Besetzungsliste / Instrumentation:

Full Score
Solo Euphonium
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
Contra-Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

Bass Drum (concert)
Crash Cymbals (small)
Hi-Hat
Marimba
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tom-Toms
Tubular Bells
Vibraphone