about the composition

Christine's Lullaby (2001) is an orchestral elegy composed in memory and honor of Christine Lee Hanson, the youngest victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Christine, born February 22, 1999, was the daughter of Peter and Sue Hanson of Groton, Massachusetts. All three were killed when the first plane ride of Christine’s life, one that was to take her to California to visit her great-grandmother and tour Disneyland, was hijacked and flown into the south tower of the World Trade Center.

Christine's Lullaby is dedicated to those who keep Christine’s spirit alive: friends, schoolteachers, and others who were a part of her life; and her surviving family, including her grandparents, Lee and Eunice Hanson of Easton, Connecticut.

Originally composed for orchestra, it has also been arranged for concert band, piano quintet and solo piano by composer, Carl Schroeder of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For more information, click here to read the Minneapolis Star Tribune's article on Christine's Lullaby, published May 4, 2003.

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Details and Ordering Information *

Instrumentation (Orchestra): 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 2 hrn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 1 perc, harp, strings
Instrumentation (Band): 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, a cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax, 3 tpt, 2 hrn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 1 perc
Difficulty Level: Grade 3 (Ideal for high school, community and college ensembles.)

CONCERT BAND VERSION: Sample Score Pages
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* All proceeds beyond copying/shipping costs will be donated to the Christine Lee Hanson memorial fund.