Jonathan McBride

Transport your students and audience to ancient times with 'Attack of the Colossus,' a towering work your developing bands will love! The mighty opening fanfare and inspiring conclusion are separated...

'Alien Crossfire' combines contrasting themes to create powerful and exciting musical moments that your students will be eager to perform. The battle is on in this adventurous and exciting fanfare/ope...

Dark Energy, a recently discovered and little-understood phenomenon is forcefully ripping our universe apart. Beginning with nothing less than the creation of the universe, 'Dark Energy' will transpor...

Hier ist eine aufregende Fanfare/Opener aus der Feder von Jonathan McBride, in die sich Ihre Band richtig reinhängen wird! Leuchtende Melodien und tanzende Synkopen sind die beiden Markenzeichen diese...

Learning to play a band instrument can be very challenging. 'Challenge Accepted!' celebrates your young band's achievements in this exciting opener, with only the first six notes used in band instruct...

This adventuresome march for beginning band is a tribute to those courageous test pilots who first broke the sound barrier. Using only the first six notes taught in most beginning band methods, 'Mach...

'Amber Skies' is a uniquely lyrical and moving work at this grade level. Sweet, simple melodies and countermelodies are combined to create a contemplative and sensitive work, while ranges and rhythms...

Using only the first 6 notes taught in most band methods, 'Nature's Fury' is a simple and exciting piece perfect for your beginning band's first concert. 'Nature's Fury' first introduces the concepts...

This intense work of astronomical power will grab the imagination of both performers and audience. This music depiction of the asteroid Apophis, which will approach (and possibly impact) the Earth in...

The mythological story of Orion's deadly battle with the giant scorpion comes to life in 'Orion's Last Battle,' a unique and exciting new work for developing bands. The peaceful opening presents accid...

'After the Storm' combines graceful melodies and soaring countermelodies with carefully scored dissonances that are rare at this grade level. Rhythms and ranges are accessible for younger players so t...

'Desert Fire' is a powerful work that provides young bands the opportunity to perform music that is exciting, moving, and expressive without being unnecessarily difficult. Instrument ranges are kept w...

The Siege of Arundel is a thrilling musical portrayal of England's Arundel Castle, first completed in 1067, and badly damaged from multiple sieges during the English Civil War of 1625. Written to prov...

'Interstellar Fanfare' is a rousing and adventurous work for young bands that presents both fanfare and theme independently before combining the two at the exhilarating conclusion. Opportunities aboun...

Written for band students in Talkeetna, Alaska, near base camp of Mt. McKinley, Avalanche! is a heart-pounding adrenaline rush from beginning to end. Transport your audience to rugged, snow-capped pea...

From its peaceful, solitary opening to its powerful statements of majesty and grandeur, 'Snow in a Silent Wood' is a dramatic, moving work that provides great opportunities for musical and expressive...

The power and fury of the Greek god Poseidon comes alive in this thrilling programmatic epic by Jonathan McBride! Raise angry seas and furious storms with your ensemble as Poseidon, filled with rage a...

'Confluence' conveys the majesty and power of converging rivers while using just the first six notes taught in most band methods. Bringing together two distinct melodic ideas over powerful harmonic rh...

'Confluence' conveys the majesty and power of converging rivers while using just the first six notes taught in most band methods. Bringing together two distinct melodic ideas over powerful harmonic rh...

Opening with a striking, triumphant fanfare, 'Angelic Hosts Proclaim' is a fresh setting of 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing.' Modest rhythms and ranges allow the ensemble to focus on musicality and expre...

Hier ist eine aufregende Fanfare/Opener aus der Feder von Jonathan McBride, in die sich Ihre Band richtig reinhängen wird! Leuchtende Melodien und tanzende Synkopen sind die beiden Markenzeichen diese...

Hier ist eine aufregende Fanfare/Opener aus der Feder von Jonathan McBride, in die sich Ihre Band richtig reinhängen wird! Leuchtende Melodien und tanzende Synkopen sind die beiden Markenzeichen diese...

Learning to play a band instrument can be very challenging. 'Challenge Accepted!' celebrates your young band's achievements in this exciting opener, with only the first six notes used in band instruct...

Learning to play a band instrument can be very challenging. 'Challenge Accepted!' celebrates your young band's achievements in this exciting opener, with only the first six notes used in band instruct...

Transport your students and audience to ancient times with 'Attack of the Colossus,' a towering work your developing bands will love! The mighty opening fanfare and inspiring conclusion are separated...