Composer

Arranger

Category

Big Band

Level

Advanced

Style

Fast Swing

Ranges

Trumpet: F#6, Trombone: A4

Duration

4:44

Description

Snowflake Joys comes from Tchaikovsky’s Snow, but in Harlem it becomes a joyous snowball fight. Along with Alvin Ailey’s Revelations, Donald Byrd’s choreography of this number is the apex of American dance. Experiencing it brings out the wonder of childhood in all of us.