W. Francis McBeth

Commissioned in 1967 by the State College of Arkansas for the dedication of the Fine Arts Center. It was premiered in February of 1968 by the State College of Arkansas band, Homer Brown conducter.

Contains practical solutions to specific problems in the performance of 20th Century band music and beyond. In 14 exercises master conductor and composer Francis McBeth focuses on seven areas in his s...

Commissioned by the Madison Junior High Band in Abilene, Texas, conducted by Warren Faxton.

Commissioned by the Madison Junior High Band in Abilene, Texas, conducted by Warren Faxton.

Drammatico was commissioned by the Monahans High School Band, Monahans, Texas, under the direction of Dan Gibb, and was premiered under the baton of the composer.

A short four-movement symphony for band, Divergents was commissioned by and dedicated to Lambda Chapter, Kappa Kappa Psi and Psi Chapter, Tau eta Sigma at the University of Arkansas.

The work's title is taken from the last seal in the book of Revelations. The seventh seal, being a culmination of the first six, denotes the emotional program of this work. The first movement is thema...

This is a descriptive work based on three statements from the epic poem, BEOWULF, and written in the style of twentieth-century romanticism. Movements: I. Heorat- The Great Hall- 'It came into the min...

This work was written in memory of Claude T. Smith and the title is taken from Psalm 137: 'By the rivers of Babylon/ there they sat down and wept/ Upon the willows in the midst/ of it, we hung our har...

This title has been recognized as one of the most outstanding of the composer's works and is justly regarded as one of the classics of the band repertoire. In anticipation of the composer's 35th Anniv...