Celtic Voyage

这首乐曲的灵感来源于爱尔兰移民的诸多苦难，给人们带来了对新世界、新生活和第二次机会的希望。乐曲开始时的背景是海洋的声音（由海洋鼓演奏），长笛独奏奏出主旋律。随着乐曲的发展，主题表现了几个场景：第一，由于当时的饥荒和苦难，人们知道生活需要改变；第二，移民开始迁往美国；第三，抵达美国并看到自由女神雕像，这是乐曲的高潮时刻；最后，以乐曲开头的相同想法结束，但现在是对爱尔兰的回忆和向往"

作曲家: Melanie Donahue
乐器: Concert Band
出版社: Alfred Music
难度: 3 (Medium); -3
原文简介:
Inspired by the many hardships of the Irish immigrants, this piece brings hope of a new world, a new lease on life and a second chance. The piece begins with the sound of the ocean in the background (played by the ocean drum) while a solo flute plays the main theme. As the piece develops the theme represents several scenes: first, the knowledge that life needs to change due to the famine and hardships of the time; second, the immigrants begin their move to America; third, the arrival in America and seeing the statue of Liberty, which is the climactic moment of the piece; and finally, ending with the same idea in the beginning of the piece but now as memory and longing for Ireland.