
James Stephenson
BasSOON It Will Be Christmas
Instrumentation: Two or three solo bassoons with orchestra
Duration: 5'
BasSOON It Will Be Christmas, Jim Stephenson (2007) 5'
for two or three bassoons with orchestra
Instrumentation: *3*3*30 – 4331 – t+2 – hp – st
Commissioned by Michael Krajewski, principal pops conductor of Atlanta and Houston Symphonies, and The Philadelphia Orchestra
BasSOON It Will Be Christmas combines some of the most popular bassoon excerpts with some of the most favorite Christmas carols. For example, who knew that “The Marriage of Figaro” (Mozart) fits perfectly with “Joy to the World”?! Others include “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (We Three Kings) and “Symphonie Fantastique” (Pat-a-Pan), some Tchaikovsky (6th symphony), Beethoven (4th), and some Mozart bassoon concerto here and there for good measure.
Composer Jim Stephenson, well-known for very serious concert works (concertos for nearly every instrument) and humorous novelty numbers (such as Concerto for Cell Phone), had a lot of fun with this one!
About the Work
Duration: 5'
Instrumentation: Two or three solo bassoons with orchestra
Commissioned by: Commissioned by Michael Krajewski, principal pops conductor of Atlanta and Houston Symphonies, and The Philadelphia Orchestra