Prelude and Celebration: Concert Band Conductor Score

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Prelude and Celebration: Concert Band Conductor Score

Name: Prelude and Celebration: Concert Band Conductor Score
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 81-CB15288S
Price: 10.00 USD
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By Jonathan Dagenais

Grade: 1.5

Item: 81-CB15288S

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An interesting element of this work is that the two main themes were originally composed by the young students on recorders. The piece was built around those themes and the result is a colorful and contrasting work full of rhythmic and melodic interest. On the last section of the Celebration, all the players join together to sing a C pedal tone as a warm accompaniment for three soloists. It is a way to show that we need unity, support and fun in a band to achieve successful performances.

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Series: Eighth Note Publications

Publisher: Eighth Note Publications

UPC: 0

SKU: 81-CB15288S

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About the Composer: Jonathan Dagenais

Jonathan Dagenais earned his Master's in Conducting from McGill University and his Bachelor's in Composition from the Université de Montréal. He balances an active teaching career in music theory, composition, ear training, and conducting at CEGEP and university level with prolific work as a composer and arranger for wind ensembles. His compositions appear regularly on Canadian festival syllabi and professional recordings, and his arrangements and original works are published and performed throughout North America.

Beyond the page, Dagenais serves as conductor and artistic director of the Orchestre à Vents Non Identifié (OVNI), a Montreal wind orchestra he co-founded in 2005, and has held conducting positions with the McGill Wind Orchestra, the Cercle Philharmonique de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and the Montreal Video Game Orchestra. He regularly adjudicates at North American festivals and conducts honor bands and summer music camps across Canada.

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Why we love this

Dagenais has crafted something genuinely pedagogical here: a piece that celebrates student voices literally by building the entire work around melodies young recorder players composed themselves. The result is a conductor score that models how to honor student creativity while teaching ensemble unity and musicianship through a colorful, rhythmically engaging concert work. At Grade 1.5, it delivers real musical substance without overwhelming developing players.

What to expect

Prelude and Celebration opens with quiet intrigue before the themes blossom into something bright and energized. The rhythmic vitality and melodic clarity keep the ensemble engaged, while the final pedal tone moment shifts the mood into something warmer and more introspective, reminding everyone why they play together.

Who it's for

This conductor score suits bands transitioning from early intermediate to intermediate repertoire who are ready for thematic development and ensemble unity work. It works equally well for conductors seeking a piece that carries genuine educational value about collaborative learning and student authorship.

How to get the most out of it

Bring out the contrast between the two main themes during the opening sections. Each came from a different student perspective, so let that individuality shine through in your phrasing and balance before they merge.
In the final Celebration section, prepare your ensemble for the C pedal tone moment with clarity and warmth. This is a textural shift, not a technical challenge, so focus on unified tone quality and steady support for the three soloists above.
Use the recorder origins as a interpretive anchor. Keep articulation clean and melodies singing, even as the band fills in around those original student compositions.

How to use it

Program this early in a concert to set a collaborative, student-centered tone for your audience. It also fits naturally into a rehearsal unit where you're teaching about theme development and orchestration, allowing students to hear how their own compositional ideas translate to the full band.