Jake Runestad

This Gershwin classic has a refreshing sound, as the chorale intro slips into a slow swing feel reminiscent of the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans arrangement. Arranger Rich DeRosa brings a big sound...

This Gershwin classic has a refreshing sound, as the chorale intro slips into a slow swing feel reminiscent of the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans arrangement. Arranger Rich DeRosa brings a big sound...

Swing! At a tempo around 120 BPM, this wonderful swing tune will be very a great choice for young players. Arranger Rich DeRosa provides written piano, alto and trumpet solos and a swingin' shout chor...

Swing! At a tempo around 120 BPM, this wonderful swing tune will be very a great choice for young players. Arranger Rich DeRosa provides written piano, alto and trumpet solos and a swingin' shout chor...

The new Jazz For Young People series! Arranged by Rich DeRosa in the relaxed Basie style of 'Lil' Darlin',' this chart on 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is very fresh sounding. A written out piano solo, modest ra...

The new Jazz For Young People series! Arranged by Rich DeRosa in the relaxed Basie style of 'Lil' Darlin',' this chart on 'Twinkle, Twinkle' is very fresh sounding. A written out piano solo, modest ra...

Ever heard of 'Take the A Train?' Not like this you haven't! Another ingenious arrangement from the towering Rich DeRosa, this up-tempo swing chart is a journey through creative waters from beginning...

This wonderful piece, written by Rich DeRosa, was recorded on 'Lab 2017' by the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band. This 'loose' swinger features a tenor/bass duet melody, beautiful contrapuntal lines that weav...

A moderately easy piece accessible for any Sunday program

Great for graduations, dedications, or launching of fundraisers. This is a pull-out-all-the-stops piece for SATB, optional congregation, and keyboard plus: one trumpet and bells (parts in the octavo),...

Over the years, Ruth Artman has written beautiful and accessible music for SSA choirs. Where Go the Boats?, a setting of the charming text by Robert Louis Stevenson, is in the classic tradition of mus...

Spiritual / arr. Ruth Artman

Over the years, Ruth Artman has written beautiful and accessible music for SSA choirs. Where Go the Boats?, a setting of the charming text by Robert Louis Stevenson, is in the classic tradition of mus...

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This Gershwin classic has a refreshing sound, as the chorale intro slips into a slow swing feel reminiscent of the legendary Miles Davis/Gil Evans arrangement. Arranger Rich DeRosa brings a big sound...

Rich DeRosa once again provides us with his clever take on one of the most popular Christmas carols, 'Joy to the World'. As arranged for the WDR Big Band, DeRosa sets this traditional tune in a zydeco...

What will I do with the portion given to me? I will sing. This fantastic work by Michael Engelhardt will be a great addition to honor choirs, festivals, and more. Gospel style, but with an ecumenical...

Richard DeRosa arrangierte das beliebte Weihnachtslied'Adeste Fideles' meisterhaft für die Big Band des Westdeutschen Rundfunks. Das Arrangement im Stil eines Blechbläserchorals lebt von seinen fließe...

The intro is slow and bluesy like vocalist Billie Holiday, then into a waltz groove at 112 BPM, a nice easy tempo. The written-out piano solo is a 32-bars, the lead trumpet range is only to written F,...

As arranged for the WDR Big Band, Rich DeRosa's arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol Hark, the 'Herald Angels Sing' is a light, happy, easy-swinging chart that is playable by almost any band...

From Piae Cantiones (1582), this setting of Gaudete is in a progressive style, yet well suited to the medieval melody. Its energy is derived from the accented rhythms and dance-like percussive element...

This magnificent scoring of 'Carol of the Bells' by Rich DeRosa (professor of composition/arranging at University of North Texas) was part of a long overture originally commissioned by the WDR Big Ban...

Wonderful lyrics by Ruth Artman and spectacular bell/keyboard accompaniment breathe new excitement into this international favorite! May be performed with orchestra bells, handbells, or chimes - the m...