This wonderful transcription comes from the only comic opera written by Tchaikovsky, "The Slippers." Opening with a short, stately fanfare before bursting into a flurry of rhythmic activity, the music depicts energetic Ukrainian dancers. A true...

These dances display Tchaikovsky's remarkable grasp of symphonic writing and are among the very best of his dance sequences. Carefully transcribed for band, they are taken from the opera, "The Oprichnik." The Oprichnik were the personal bodyguards...

Johan Halvorsen's In Memoriam, Opus 30 was written for the great Norwegian poet Bjornstjerne Bjornson. The two men became very close friends and Halvorsen composed a funeral march in Bjornson's honor upon his death in 1910. The music's link with...

While not well known, some of Tchaikovsky's best symphonic writing is found in his operas and ballets. This selection from his only comic-fantasy opera actually featured a large on-stage wind band performing this polonaise! A well-crafted edition...

Fans of great, stately European marches will be drawn to this modern edition of this stylish march. Reminiscent of other popular marches by this composer, it incorporates the use of distinctive regimental trumpeting fanfares in the final strain....