Jay Bocook

Made famous by guitarist George Benson, this catchy light rock tune continues to delight listeners of all ages with its infectious rock beat and strong melodies. Great songs never grow old!

Jay Bocook's transciptions of classical literature have become top sellers and appear on many state lists, due to his unique skill of adapting symphonic orchestral literature for younger bands. This m...

A long standing favorite in the band repertoire, Verdi's famous opus, best known as the Manzoni Requiem is now available in this new version, designed for playability by most high school groups. Jay B...

Dieses Meisterwerk der klassischen Literatur lässt sich unter den fachkundigen Händen von Jay Bocook wunderbar für Blasorchester adaptieren. Die Holz- und Blechbläser teilen sich das Rampenlicht bei I...

This masterful work by Jay Bocook was composed for fellow South Carolinian and highly regarded educator Scott Rush, known for his accomplishments with the nationally acclaimed Wando High School band p...

This masterful work by Jay Bocook was composed for fellow South Carolinian and highly regarded educator Scott Rush, known for his accomplishments with the nationally acclaimed Wando High School band p...

Florence Price (1887-1953) is noted as the first African-American female composer of symphonic works, and is only in recent years beginning to receive the recognition so richly deserved. Her Symphony...

Dieser Adagio-Satz aus den Enigma-Variationen bietet eine hervorragende Gelegenheit für Bands in der Entwicklungsphase, an Klang, Mischung, Intonation und Dynamik zu arbeiten. Das Arrangement von Jay...

Dieses außergewöhnliche, dynamische Werk setzt sich aus zwei stilistisch kontrastiven Abschnitten zusammen. Der erste Teil beginnt mit dunklen Klängen und geheimnisvollen Effekten. Der schnellere zwei...

The Liberty Bell ist zweifellos einer der einprägsamsten und melodischsten unter den Sousa-Märschen. Jay Bocook hat das Flair der Originalkomposition in seiner Bearbeitung meisterhaft erhalten und für...

Commissioned for the 2012 South Carolina All-State High School Band, Jay's impressive three-movement suite based on melodies from the early American Sacred Harp singing tradition is a masterwork of dr...

This impressive work from Jay Bocook opens with a reverent and lush chorale segment interspersed with brief solos for oboe, flute, trumpet, and bassoon. The pace quickens with a grand heroic theme whi...

This impressive work from Jay Bocook opens with a reverent and lush chorale segment interspersed with brief solos for oboe, flute, trumpet, and bassoon. The pace quickens with a grand heroic theme whi...

Commissioned by the North Carolina South Central District Bandmasters Association, Liquid portrays the many different ways that water moves around us. From the opening raindrops and first few notes up...

Commissioned by the North Carolina South Central District Bandmasters Association, Liquid portrays the many different ways that water moves around us. From the opening raindrops and first few notes up...

Commissioned by the North Carolina South Central District Bandmasters Association, Liquid portrays the many different ways that water moves around us. From the opening raindrops and first few notes up...

The overture to Giuseppe Verdi's 1862 opera La Forza del Destino (The Power of Fate) has remained standard repertoire for orchestras around the world. In this imaginative work for winds, Jay Bocook pa...

The overture to Giuseppe Verdi's 1862 opera La Forza del Destino (The Power of Fate) has remained standard repertoire for orchestras around the world. In this imaginative work for winds, Jay Bocook pa...

The term maverick has come to describe someone fiercely independent, and derives from the mid 1800s in the person of Samuel A. Maverick - Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and advocate for Texas in...

The term maverick has come to describe someone fiercely independent, and derives from the mid 1800s in the person of Samuel A. Maverick - Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and advocate for Texas in...

Painting a musical portrait of a great mountain peak and its many moods and vistas, Jay Bocook has skillfully adapted his popular work for full band for the flex-band format. Lots of variety and a fil...