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The Mighty Voice is a challenging but rewarding work and it was commissioned by and first performed at the 1991 WASBE Conference in Manchester, England. The title is taken from Wordsworth's Sonnet to...

Dance Movements was commissioned by the United States Air Force Band and first performed by them in February 1996. A tour-de-force for a large band, the work is in four continuous movements which have...

This 3-movement suite was commissioned by the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain and first performed by them in August 1992. The Overture is lively and bustling, the Serenade provides a ca...

Commissioned by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Virtuosic in nature. Performance time 10:54' (Recorded on QPRM120D THE SWORD AND THE CROWN , Central Band of the Royal Air Force)

This light overture was written for a contest for both wind and brass bands held in Langenthal and funded by the Berne Music Association. It opens slowly and majestically and, after a climax, includes...

Mountain Song is a description of a short mountain walk the composer took in the Austrian Ziller Valley. As he climbed even higher, the only sound was the rustle of branches and the gentle tolling of...

An easy suite from this master of band music. Each movement describes a different aspect of walking. 1. Hikers 2. Strollers 3. Joggers. Performance time 6'21' (Recorded on QPRM115D GREAT BRITISH MUSIC...

A prize-winning 3-movement suite. Adventurous, but easy to listen to. Performance time 12'00

Phase 1 (Mystery) - the fascination of nuclear power; the strangeness of its invisible radiation and enormous unleashed energy which may be beneficial to the human race, but which can also cause viole...

Derbyshire Suite evokes recollections of visits to what Michael Short describes as that 'delightful county'. 1. On Stanton Moor; 2. The Cat and the Fiddle; 3. Lord Mulgrave's Dining Room; 4. Well Dres...

Originally one of the classic contest works for brass band, this evocative piece has gained life and colour in this transcription for wind band by Kevin Lamb. It depicts the vast and daring voyages of...