Midnight Christmas Eve: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

$73.00 USD

Midnight Christmas Eve: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Midnight Christmas Eve: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-48209
Price: 73.00 USD
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As Performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Composed by Paul O'Neill and John Oliva / arr. Bob Phillips and George Megaw

Grade: 3 (Medium)

Item: 00-48209

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Imagine the quiet, the anticipation, the tree, and all the lights as Christmas Eve becomes Christmas and you will have the feel of this beautiful rock ballad. As seen in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra stage show, The Christmas Attic, this lyric piece will add depth to any holiday or winter concert. A suitable arrangement for high school bands, the optional electric bass, electric violin, and electric guitar parts provide the perfect chance to feature electric instruments and more advanced players. If you haven't seen TSO, check it out online and then share this one with your students. Perhaps include a field trip to see the band live with lights and effects. (4:15) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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Series: Pop Young Band

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 270

UPC: 038081559254

SKU: 00-48209

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About the Composer: Paul O'Neill

Paul O'Neill is the creative force behind the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a band that has built a devoted following by combining classical orchestration with rock energy and theatrical storytelling. His compositions for TSO have introduced millions of listeners to ambitious, elaborate arrangements that blur genre boundaries and prove that art rock can reach genuinely broad audiences.

For music educators, O'Neill's work offers a model of how to engage students through repertoire that feels contemporary and visually compelling rather than strictly traditional. His ability to build emotional arc through arrangement choices gives directors concrete examples of orchestration as narrative.

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Why we love this

This arrangement captures the TSO aesthetic without requiring a stage production or special effects to land. Directors get the luxury of a lyric, atmospheric piece that feels sophisticated and modern to high schoolers while remaining accessible at Grade 3; the optional electric parts let you showcase your best players and create genuine ensemble variety within a single concert band context.

What to expect

Quiet anticipation that gradually deepens into something luminous. You're sitting in a living room with the tree lit, watching midnight approach; the arrangement builds from introspection toward something transcendent, then settles back into intimate reflection.

Who it's for

High school concert bands looking to program something that feels fresh and engaging without leaving behind traditional instrumentation. Directors who want to bridge their more advanced electric musicians into the concert band setting while giving the full ensemble a rewarding lyric piece to perform.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the dynamic arch carefully from quiet opening through the swell and back down. The arrangement depends on restraint in early sections to earn the fuller moments.
Treat the optional electric instruments as true featured voices, not add-ons. If you're using them, give them rehearsal time as a sub-group so they're locked in before full ensemble rehearsals.
The 4:15 timing gives you breathing room; resist the urge to rush. Let the legit and electric textures settle into each phrase.

How to use it

Position this as your closer on a winter concert, or lead your second half with it after an opening number with higher energy. The piece works equally well as a standalone holiday concert feature or as part of a mixed winter/seasonal program where you want a moment of genuine emotional depth.