Terry Richards

First recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, this classic is best known for its famous scat phrase, 'Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho,' performed as a call-and-response with audiences. He performed t...

Great concert opener Grandiose fanfare, followed by lively cut-time section that flows into a 4/4 beautiful melody before ending with a grand finale. 1st trumpet's highest note is E Trombone's highest...

This Bob Lowden original is semi-traditional in style with excellent melodic content, strong lower brass lines and clever use of dynamics. Will make a great program closer.

A wonderful trip back to the day when disco was number one! A wonderful program feature and fun for the whole band. Wonderful scoring!

This one's a gas! Features a small jazz combo backed up by the concert band. There are written solos for the combo players or they can do their own thing. Very Hip!

Welches Stück könnte das Können Ihres Altsaxophon-Solisten besser ins rechte Licht rücken als dieser sinnlich-starke Jazz- Standard? Die dicht instrumentierte Begleitung weckt Erinnerungen an die Big-...

Here is a must do piece for cutting edge wind groups. Kennedy's one movement work is contemporary band writing at its very best - originally commissioned by the University of Massachusetts Wind Ensemb...

Lowden - Grade 4

Roy Phillippe has crafted a collection of variations on this revered theme. The initial theme is stated by the trombones, and the styles include swing, samba and habanera. Great fun!

Something old and something new - but the story is the same. Hailed as the first original American fairy tale. The Wizard of Oz inspired countless sequels and imitations, as well as the classic Americ...

Something old and something new - but the story is the same. Hailed as the first original American fairy tale. The Wizard of Oz inspired countless sequels and imitations, as well as the classic Americ...

Commissioned by the football coach of the University of Minnesota, ''The Minnesota March'' was completed in 1927. Being impressed by the number of Indian names found in Minnesota, Sousa used a number...

Written for the 7th Regiment of the 107th Infantry of the New York National Guard in 1922 and composed late in his career, this is considered one of Sousa's best marches. The revered Frederick Fennell...

Sousa, who was a horseman himself, completed this wonderful work late in 1925. The march exemplifies the regimental rhythms heard with horse and rider and the Fennell arrangement preserves Sousa's ori...

Written in 1928 to commemorate 50 years as a conductor, this often-forgotten Sousa march is joyous and uplifting. In duple time, this quick-step is a welcome addition to any traditional band concert,...

Commissioned for the occasion of George Washington's bicentennial celebration in 1932, this march was premiered by the combined military bands in Washington, D.C., conducted by Sousa himself. Now with...

Dedicated to Colonel Osmun Latrobe and members of the Fourth U.S. Calvary, this march clearly reflects the patriotism so characteristic in Sousa's work. Complete with bugle calls in the trio, this sti...

One of Sousa's more obscure marches, it was dedicated to the governor and the people of New Mexico. You'll hear the characteristic musical sounds of Latin and American Indian populations indigenous to...

This revered march was dedicated to the officers and men of the 311th Cavalry in 1918. If you listen carefully you can hear the musical horse hooves. A march of distinction for every program. (2:58)

Here's one that's often forgotten. Written in 1926 by John Philip Sousa at the request of Detroit's mayor, this charming cut-time march in typical Sousa style is dedicated to Mayor John W. Smith and t...

Now with a full score provided, here's the original Fennell arrangement of this revered John Philip Sousa march. Although there was always a harp included in the photographs of the Sousa Band, this is...