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Commissioned to honor the memory of Vincent Cichowicz, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's longtime trumpet player, this work for large brass-percussion ensemble is both reflective and celebrative. As a...

Commissioned to honor the memory of Vincent Cichowicz, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's longtime trumpet player, this work for large brass-percussion ensemble is both reflective and celebrative. As a...

An admitted departure from his usual style, Jack Stamp composed In this hid clearing upon the request from a friend to write a slow piece. Falling intervals form the melodic fabric through which intri...

Composer John Lorge celebrates his heritage with Ojibwa Lullaby. Based on authentic Native American melodies from the north central United States, the themes are transformed and presented to sound lik...

This escapade is a true journey - exciting and full of unanticipated turns. The main, angular theme is developed and interrupted by a reoccurring 'rock' motive and a chordal statement by the trombones...

Engaging rhythms, an exuberant melody, and superb scoring describe this piece from the pen of Jack Stamp. Excellent as an opener or closer, The Beltway Jam will leave a lasting impression on all!

Down Ampney is a hymn tune composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams and is used for the hymn 'Come Down, O Love Divine.' Jack Stamp treats this tune to several variations featuring brass and woodwind choirs,...

Inaugural Dances invokes the election celebrations of early America. A proud fanfare leads into the folk-like dancing of the common man, then changes to depict the newly elected leaders dancing in a m...

Latin Fantasy features a jazz-inspired flute solo inspired by the ground-breaking concert band works of Frank Bencriscutto. Written in ternary form, its high-spirited outer sections bookend an allurin...

This highly energetic piece receives it's propulsion from the vibrant and often aggressive interplay between rhythmic motifs. The music ebbs and flows with the torrential merging of tonality, modality...

Featuring the euphonium section or soloist in this lyrical paean to Lorenzo Falcone, Director Emeritus of the Michigan State University Bands. The first theme is a paraphrase of the Michigan State Uni...

Japanese for 'child,' Warabe weaves traditional folk songs into a tapestry depicting the playful and carefree dreams of a young person. Warabe begins and ends with the child's 'sleeping' music. The ex...

A Fallen Leaf stems from an event in the composer's life when he witnessed the one single leaf that had stayed on a tree all winter only to be torn off in the season's final snowstorm. Boysen's expert...

Robert Linn (1925-1999) composed Partita in 1980 for Baylor University. Two energetic Allegro sections frame a central Adagio. The seemingly jagged and agitated melodic lines contain wide leads and di...

Featuring meter changes and syncopation, this fanfare replicates the intense power of a severe windstorm. A concert opener sure to blow audiences away!

Based on the hymn tune 'Eternal Father, Strong to Save,' this exuberant set of variations utilizes numerous and exciting percussion instruments and even optional hand bells! Includes descriptions of t...

From the composer of 'Synergy' and 'Tharsos' comes a folk song setting for intermediate bands. The Green Blade presents the French carol 'Now the Green Blade Riseth' in a theme-and-variations format;...

Bora Bora is a suite in three connected movements depicting 'the most beautiful island in the world.' The first two movements, Otemantu (Tombstone Mountain) and Moana (Lagoon), portray the landscapes...

The majestic splendor of California's Yosemite National Park inspired this music by Mark Camphouse. From the opening horn call to the final pianissimo chord in the woodwinds, Yosemite Autumn's sweepin...

Overlooking Omaha Beach, the cemetery is the home of the fallen soldiers from the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Mr. Camphouse expertly transfigures the theme throughout to represent the foggy weathe...

The beautiful and expressive lyricism featured by the euphonium in this piece will melt the heart of any listener! Its elegant accompaniment also offers optional solo opportunities for horn and trumpe...