Ensembles

Pride of the Grenadiers is a tour-de-force for the concert band, featuring brass fanfares and woodwind flourishes throughout the opening processional. A reverent lyrical movement represents the band's...

The title Manzanita refers to the flowering shrubs that grow so abundantly in the high desert and mountain regions of Southern California. The composer, John O'Reilly has spent a considerable amount o...

This remarkable composition is the second movement to Eric Schmidt's colorful and dramatic symphony for band. A dark and energetic work, Confession is based on a three-note motive, beginning with a me...

Starlight Memories was commissioned by and written for the Olathe Civic Band in Olathe, Kansas. It was dedicated to the memory of Ed Badsky, who resurrected the group from a 50 year absence in the mid...

Inspired by the official Command Exhibition Parachute Demonstration Team from Fort Benning, Georgia, your performers and the audience will enjoy Victor Lopez's musical journey from the haunting beginn...

Dedicated to the Mineola Centennial Celebration in New York, this Carl Strommen original fanfare is bright and energetic. 'Flourish for a Celebration' is a perfect choice to open or close your concert...

Heritage was composed by Jerry Brubaker for the 150th anniversary of the New Holland Band of New Holland, Pennsylvania. This is an organization that has a rich musical heritage dating back to 1856! Th...

Jeremiah Clark was a composer of Baroque music and his Trumpet March and Ayre is incredibly distinctive. Scored for contemporary concert band by James Ployhar, this adaptation is slated in traditional...

Originally composed in 1890 by John W. Hawd, this Carl Strommen arrangement was scored for the centennial celebration of the Village of Mineola. The Algonquin term Mineola literally means 'a friendly...

Legendary James Taylor is just the fit for a dynamic concert band medley. Victor Lopez has chosen three contrasting tunes to combine in this diverse chart. Generation after generation cherish his musi...

This revered melody is developed through several distinct styles in Roy Phillipe's Variations on Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead. Initially the traditional statement is presented and followed by a contemp...

America's rivers have long been a source of life, providing water to nourish the settlers and routes for exploration and commerce. These rivers have inspired many songs that tell tales of those who pr...

The festival of Nalukataq (Nah-loo'-ka-tahk) (the blanket toss) takes place in June and marks the end of a safe and successful whaling season. Nalukataq describes the events prior, during and after th...

Spirit of Flight was commissioned by the USAF Academy Band, commanded by Lt. Col. Steven Grimo, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the US Air Force. The composer, John O' Reilly, has written a spark...

This final movement from Eric Schmidt's monumental Symphony of Prayer ebbs and flows from moments of quiet and gentle prayerful entreaty to expressions of a bold and powerful faith. The music balances...

Following a gentle, lyric fanfare at the opening, each section begins in a quiet way, gradually growing toward maturity, and isn't thus true of life itself? It is also hoped that other inflections of...

Tchaikovsky's musical progress was based upon impulse, rather than upon intellectual conviction. It was his sincere response to emotional impulse and the freedom with which he ranged over almost every...

The Christmas Oratorio was produced as a whole in 1734, but was certainly written by 1733 to celebrate the Festival of Christmas. It is the jubilation that streams from the open heart at the moment wh...

Chocked full of style, the medley includes 'Chain Gang,' 'Only Sixteen,' 'You Send Me' and 'What a Wonderful World.' These Sam Cooke tunes are both familiar and revered. Quite honestly a legitimate pa...

First cast in 1908 for strings and organ, Sir Henry Walford Davies Solemn Melody has enjoyed a number of scorings and even the addition of words. This Douglas Wagner setting expands on the emotion fur...

In a charming traditional march form in cut-time, New Holland will have your audience sitting on the edge of their chairs. Composed by Harry Neidermyer and arranged by Jerry Brubaker, this will be a w...

In Glorious Splendour references three well-known hymns-the popular Christmas carol, 'Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming,' and the hymns 'It Is Well with My Soul' and 'Were You There.' Able to be programmed...

Bring the excitement and energy of a Hollywood film score to your next concert, and take your students on the epic musical adventure of 'Conquest 1.' This non-stop musical juggernaut will get your hea...