Iubilaeum MMXXV
Concert March
Awarded Third Prize at the 4th Premier Music International Competition Pro – July 2025
Composed to mark the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, a celebration inaugurated by the late Pope Francis, Iubilaeum MMXXV offers a recontextualisation of the traditional concert march through a structurally deliberate and texturally nuanced approach to wind band writing. Conceived in a spirit of both festivity and reflection, the work embodies the joy of communal celebration alongside the deeper resonance of consolation that lies at the heart of the Jubilee’s message.
At the same time, the composition engages with a more complex spiritual dimension of the Iubilaeum: a message that, while originally intended to promulgate hope, has in many respects been overshadowed by a prevailing sense of uncertainty and despair. This underlying tension is reflected in the musical trajectory of the work, where moments of affirmation are subtly challenged through harmonic inflection, textural contraction, and shifting tonal centres.
While retaining the formal outlines and rhythmic character traditionally associated with the march genre, Iubilaeum MMXXV moves beyond functional convention by incorporating a more symphonic sense of development and continuity. Its large-scale architecture is clearly articulated, with contrasting sections carefully proportioned and dynamically interrelated.
The culminating return of the full ensemble is conceived not merely as a formal recapitulation, but as a broadened and integrated resolution of earlier material. In this way, Iubilaeum MMXXV situates the concert march within a more considered and compositionally rigorous context, aligning its ceremonial function with a deeper expressive and symbolic intent.
| Composer |
| Anthony Camilleri |
| Arranger |
| Series |
| 18 |
| Instrumentation |
| 0 Full Score A3 - 1 Full Score - 1 Piccolo - 2 Flute I - 2 Flute II - 2 Oboe - 2 Bassoon - 1 Clarinet Eb - 4 Clarinet I - 4 Clarinet II - 4 Clarinet III - 1 Bass Clarinet - 2 Alto Saxophone I - 2 Alto Saxophone II - 1 Tenor Saxophone I - 1 Tenor Saxophone II - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 2 Trumpet I - 2 Trumpet II - 2 Trumpet III - 1 Horn I Eb - 1 Horn I F - 1 Horn II Eb - 1 Horn II F - 1 Horn III Eb - 1 Horn III F - 1 Horn IV Eb - 1 Horn IV F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC) - 1 Trombone Bass C - 2 Euphonium Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium Bb (TC) - 2 Euphonium I C - 2 Euphonium I Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium I Bb (TC) - 2 Euphonium II C - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 4 Tuba C - 1 Percussion I - 1 Percussion II - 1 Mallets - 1 Timpani - 1 Double Bass |
| Theme |
| Original Compositions/Marches |
| Complete set: | 100.00 |  |
| Score: | 20 | |
| Article number: | 013829060 | |
| Level: | 4 | |
| Duration: | 340 | |
| Available: | yes |
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