Rocket Sleigh

Composed by Delvyn Case
Length: 4:00
Instrumentation: 3222-4331-timp+2, str
Theme: Christmas
Ensemble: Full Orchestra

This musical burst of soaring flight is fast becoming one of the most popular new additions to the holiday pops repertoire for orchestra! Since 2009, it has been enthusiastically performed by more than 75 orchestras, including the National Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, plus many collegiate and community ensembles.

“It was clear from the opening that something different was afoot. The brilliant “Rocket Sleigh” by Boston-based Delvyn Case was spicy and colorful, splashy, driving with some beautiful quiet moments, yet decidedly today. ”
                                                                                                                               ~Jim Lowe, staff writer, Rutland Herald

Reduction also available for winds and brass in pairs.

Recording:  Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

GRADE 4