American Composers Forum

Alegre is a Spanish word meaning 'joyful. ' Utilizing the style of a Latin groove, the piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity. It also demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin American cultures...

Premiered by the Children's Choir from the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cinicinnati, Ohio, this work for middle-level voices features music and text written by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy...

Scalin' and Wailin' is a flexible, fun piece written with a differentiated instruction model. Three different difficulty levels meet students where they're at in their development and allows space for...

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum for the ChoralQuest program, composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate created Chipota in residence with a middle-level choir within the Chickasaw Nation in his...

When I Sing is a new ChroalQuest work by Rosephanye Powell that expresses the joys of choral singing! The text, written in collaboration with the girls chorus of Auburn Junior High School in Alabama,...

A contemporary adaptation of the traditional African American spiritual Wade in the Water.

The Odyssey was written by Homer about 2700 years ago and tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his harrowing return trip home after fighting the Trojan Wars. This work is suggesti...

The Odyssey was written by Homer about 2700 years ago and tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus during his harrowing return trip home after fighting the Trojan Wars. This work is suggesti...

An outstanding addition to the BandQuest series, “Sweet like that” features low brass emphasis at the beginning and end, trap set, and other requests from students with whom Mr. Theofanidi...

An outstanding addition to the BandQuest series, “Sweet like that” features low brass emphasis at the beginning and end, trap set, and other requests from students with whom Mr. Theofanidi...

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists, religious and military leaders were s...

Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it... my local, exceptional,...

Deep Dish is an engaging new piece for band inspired by the quintessential pizza in Chicago, from where composer James M. Stephenson hails. Deep Dish serves up a bluesy feel with challenging chromatic...

Deep Dish is an engaging new piece for band inspired by the quintessential pizza in Chicago, from where composer James M. Stephenson hails. Deep Dish serves up a bluesy feel with challenging chromatic...

Der Komponist Chen Yi schrieb das Frühlingsfest als Feier des chinesischen Neujahrs und all der Traditionen, die dieses besondere chinesische Fest begleiten. Während die Melodie aus einem südchinesisc...

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists, religious and military leaders were s...

Alegre is a Spanish word meaning 'joyful. ' Utilizing the style of a Latin groove, the piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity. It also demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin American cultures...

Alegre is a Spanish word meaning 'joyful. ' Utilizing the style of a Latin groove, the piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity. It also demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin American cultures...

Scalin' and Wailin' is a flexible, fun piece written with a differentiated instruction model. Three different difficulty levels meet students where they're at in their development and allows space for...

Steps Ahead is a work by Michael Gandolfi that takes young players on a journey! Along the way, there are musical elements that are intended to educate the performers about basic compositional techniq...

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists, religious and military leaders were s...

Letter from Sado is an exciting new piece for young band based on a Japanese haiku of the same name. Sado refers to Sado Island in Japan in which various artists, religious and military leaders were s...

Eye of the Hawk was inspired by the beautiful and majestic Hudson Valley. I wanted to base the piece on something that would resonate with the band who would be premiering it... my local, exceptional,...

Inspired by the ever-popular snack, Pop! is a grade 3 band piece by composer Tawnie Olson that imitates the sounds popping popcorn beginning with that first, single kernel to the exploding sounds of a...