Excellent for festival or contest, this exciting new overture-style work has a haunting classic march tempo. Features interesting harmonic twists, mysterious themes, and various textures. Modest range demands make this an easy Grade...
Exploring the rhythms and sounds of Africa, Quincy Hilliard uses some unusual percussion sounds as well as clapping and pencils hitting stands. A slow, lyrical section provides excellent opportunities to work on phrasing. The main theme then returns...
Irving Berlin's famous tune gets a swinging ragtime treatment from veteran writer Tom Johns. After an opening statement from the percussion section, the theme is heard and developed throughout the entire band. Feature your first chair musicians in a...
After a brief lyrical introduction, Roland Barrett begins a rhythmic ostinato that sets the stage for the heroic statements made by the brass. Open 5ths become very effective in the simple contrapuntal writing that adds to the overall energy. Brief...
Let Andrew Balent help bring the magic of Christmas to your next holiday concert. This easy holiday selection focuses on traditional carols associated with angels. Selections include Angels From the Realm of Glory, Angels We Have Heard on High, and...
Many directors express the need for more involved literature that is appropriate for holiday concerts. This excellent arrangement provides a wealth of teaching potential while staying well within the technical abilities of young musicians. A heroic...
Change the pace of your program with this beautiful ballad from the trusted pen of one of the world's most outstanding and prolific composers. Swearingen’s lush harmonies combined with an ideal key change make this piece the perfect addition to any...
Based on a Welsh folk song, this simple melody is tastefully scored to fit the familiar style of Holst and Vaughn Williams. After an introduction that builds on fragmentary melodic elements in 4/4 meter, the main theme of the variations appears in...
This intrepid new work paints a vivid picture of the wonderfully rambunctious outdoor markets for which Turkey is world famous. The driving dance is passed throughout the ensemble, and plenty of percussion makes it interesting for all. The middle...
The mystery and wonder of the ancient Aztec civilization serves as the basis of this innovative and colorful new work. A large battery of percussion compliments the energetic writing in all instruments. After a mysterious introduction, a theme is...
This upbeat overture displays the flutes, oboes, and mallets in bell-like sounds contrasting with tutti brass and woodwinds. An optional trumpet solo is one of many features in the flowing lyrical section before the return of the theme and...
This outstanding overture begins with a declamatory statement in the woodwinds. The heroic melody subsides to a softer section which still retains the energy of the piece. A beautiful lyrical section places emphasis on musicality with plenty of...
A festival-winning contemporary overture in Bb with limited instrumentation, Brian Balmages' Blue Ridge Impressions is destined to be a classic. The skillfully written structure around a 4/4, 3/4, 4/4 framework offers exciting material from the...
Chris Sharp has skillfully arranged this popular piece from Nancy Faber's composition in the renowned Piano Adventures® method. Utilizing some newly written material from Nancy, The Bugle Boys is a drum and bugle style piece with some added jazz...
This extensive, processional-like piece is an easy grade 2 and will work nicely as either a contest warm-up or impressive concert finale. Most of the low brass and woodwinds are scored together and the second clarinet remains below the break. Eb is...
