motherl(ODE TO JOY)

For marching band (2007), by Ethan Wickman

Duration: 1 minute

Program note:

Solicited by Randal Dickerson and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band for their 2007 tour of Greece and Italy.

A brief fanfare for marching band built around Beethoven's"Ode to Joy" theme from the 9th Symphony. The work was played multiple times during the Blugold tour, including a performance at the Vatican on New Year's Day, 2007.

Concert Premiere: January 2007 by Randal Dickerson and the UW-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band.