Usher Abell

Click is an original three movement work for winds and percussion. What it lacks in a colorful title, it makes up for it with driving rhythms, memorable melodies and fun parts for all players. The fir...

This lyrical piece was inspired by the opening of Appalachian Spring by the great American composer Aaron Copland. The title has two possible meanings: it could be a depiction of someone walking on a...

According to ancient Chinese mythology the universe was divided into four quadrants called the Four Celestial Palaces, each represented by a guardian animal: Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger and Tortoise. The W...

Knights and Castles is a fun piece for very young band using only the first 6 notes introduced most method books. Melody is found throughout the ensemble including all the low voices! Dynamic and arti...

Firescape is the third piece in a series of elements inspired works. Through music it demonstrates the various characteristics of fire described by the titles of each section - Hephaestus - God of Fir...

Sunset Over Blue Water is a fresh new scoring of the famous hymn tune It is Well With My Soul. The simple melody combined with the powerful, heart-wrenching lyrics, have made this hymn popular around...

Battle with the Frost Giants is the third and final movement to The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this moveme...

Thor and Loki is the opening movement to the three part suite The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this movement...

The Hall of Valhalla is the second movement to the three part suite The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, The Hal...

This energetic piece is a simulation of a horse race. All the emotions and thrill of a race can be felt in this work. This piece for very young band and optional choir was commissioned by Northern Dan...

The dragon dance is often part of a parade during Chinese New Year and other special events. It is performed by a team of skilled dancers using poles to manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon....

The rag, popularized by Scott Joplin and others of his time, is a musical form still enjoyed by the audiences of today. Neil Hunter has cleverly captured the spirit, rhythms and colour of the rag in P...

Sounding very patriotic in nature For Those Who Have Served would make an ideal selection to be performed at a reflective event or simply to pay homage to the thousands of men and women who have serve...

As the title would suggest, this is a reflective piece which is primarily a piano solo with wind and percussion accompaniment. Elgin Mills is the name of street that the composer often travels along o...

The title came from both the adventurous feeling of the music and from St. Michael, a popular saint found in many religious denominations. In Catholic teachings he has several roles including leading...

Waterscape is the fourth piece in a series of "elements" inspired works. It contains an atmospheric opening with alto sax and flute solos before moving into a flowing series of melodies depicting the...

Pirates! This multi sectioned rollicking adventure opens with The Voyage Ahead, moves to Captain's Orders before slowing down to the reflective Sun Off the Bow. A Gold Tooth Grin and Jig on Deck speed...

In ancient Greece an agora was a central meeting place to discuss affairs of state, where business was conducted and people could listen to philosophers. It later evolved into a marketplace where merc...

This beautiful slow movement from a work for solo organ is a great feature for the clarinet section of a band. The melody flows throughout the ensemble but the clarinets receive the most attention. Th...

This popular piano solo has now been adapted for the concert band. It is a character piece depicting the mysterious nature of gypsies on their travels. The mysteriousness of the work makes it an excel...

This set of short pieces depicts events that occur annually at fairs all across North America. Ferris wheels, cotton candy, and a fanfare to open the fair are all included. Unique to this short suite...

This energetic composition is the composers way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musical...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The concert band arrangement, by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this conc...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...