Calvin Custer

Performance time - ca. 1:15

O Holy Night' has been called the most popular Christmas solo song ever written. Calvin Custer artfully examines many of the fascinating tonal colors and sonorities available to today's orchestra with...

Leroy Anderson's melodies have become classic standards the world over. Calvin Custer has taken four of his most popular hits -- 'Blue Tango,' 'Belle of the Ball,' 'The Syncopated Clock' and 'Serenata...

Calvin Custer gives us a medley saluting the master of song, Henry Mancini. The wonderful sounds for large 'pops-style' orchestra include: 'Baby Elephant Walk,' 'Charade,' 'The Pink Panther,' 'Days of...

Go back to the heyday of the Big Band era with the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and others. Calvin Custer takes you on a musical trip with this medley of the big hits from that time. Titles in...

Performance time - ca. 1:15

Grade 3-4

Performance time - ca. 1:15

Performance time - ca. 1:15

Composed by Calvin Custer in 1989, this is one of his most dynamic works for young players. It's a bold and lively concert opener written in one tempo, sure to add a commanding spirit to concert and c...

Bring on the peanuts and the cotton candy! Henry Fillmore's thundering circus rouser has been made more playable by Calvin Custer. Now thousands of young musicians from all over the globe can experien...

From bandmaster to composer, Edwin Franko Goldman has become the proverbial household word, and the impact of his life's work on generations of band musicians has indeed been monumental. Calvin Custer...

From the movie Somewhere in Time, John Barry's infectious theme has become a classica and is skillfully arranged in this setting for band. A haunting melody with rich sonorous chords and a beautiful o...

We are proud to present this edition in the Canadian Brass Concert Band Series. Over the years, Bach's exquisite fugue has become an audience favorite of the Canadian Brass and is now available for co...

The Spanish classic as performed by the Canadian Brass. Featuring solo cadenzas for both clarinet and trumpet, this audience favorite is an awesome display of the fiery Spanish style. An impressive se...

We are pleased to release this authentic transcription of Barber's most famous work, carefully scored for mature wind band by Calvin Custer. With careful attention to detail, this important new editio...

A version of Holst's most famous work done at a level that can be achieved by young bands. Incoporating the three best-known movements, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter, Calvin Custer has created an invaluabl...

Throughout his compositional career, Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov) was fascinated with things oriental, and often wrote with a folksong-based programmatic national...

From the pen of the 'March King' comes this stirring martial tribute. Sousa's works represent a heritage that belongs to the world. Calvin Custer reworks this masterpiece to remove technical difficult...

This brilliantly scored version of E.E. Bagley's most notable work continues to provide that 'in your face' sound so loved by audiences. The use, somewhat camouflaged, of The Star Spangled Banner cert...

The legend comes alive with 'Don't Get Around Much Anymore,' 'Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me,' 'Sophisticated Lady,' and 'It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).' Timeless melodies match...

Summertime is one of those special, memorable melodies that finds its way into everyone's lives and is so evident of the genius that is Gershwin. Calvin Custer's silken scoring for concert band presen...

Darth Vader lives! Seldom has a series of films had such an impact on the entertainment world. We relive each episode and await what will be next. The marvelously exciting music of John Williams has c...