"March of a Different Drummer" arr. Pasquale Tassone, performed by IOCSF at "Holidays with a Twist"

"March of a Different Drummer" (2018) by Pasquale Tassone (b.1949) performed live by IOCSF at "Holidays with a Twist" 12/2/23 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, San Francisco.
Conducted by Chris Filice, Assistant Conductor
Zane Fiala, Artistic Director
Recording engineer: Zach Miley @zachmileyproductions
Text:
Willie, take your little drum;
With your whistle, Robin, come! When we hear the fife and drum, Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan.
Thus the men of olden days Loved the king of kings to praise. When they hear the fife and drum, Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan.
God and man are now become More at one than fife and drum. When you hear the pipe and drum, Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan.
From the composer:
“March of a Different Drummer” is an arrangement of the Old French (Burgundian) Christmas carol “Patapan,” written by Bernard de La Monnoye in 1700 and published in 1720. The carol employs onomatopoeia to imitate both the sound of a drum (pa-ta-pan) as well as a fife (tu-re-lu-re-lu). Simple instruments such as these are often seen in paintings that depict Christ’s humble birth. My interest in this carol goes back to my early years when as a young percussionist, I had the privilege of playing the snare drum solo in an orchestral arrangement at a school Christmas concert. With so much of today’s choral music employing vocal percussion, I like to think that de La Monnoye was truly ahead of his time!