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 100 orchestras, including the Boston Pops, the National Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Nashville Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Memphis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Philharmonie Sudwestfalen, 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