Phoenix Music NL

The Pocono Mountains of northern Pennsylvania have always been a rich source of creative inspiration for me. The basic concepts of many of my works germinated there during quiet weeks spent on vacatio...

Ricochet is a ten minute work for advanced quintet. A gauranteed crowd-pleaser, it is composed of three sections which are loosely associated with the following themes: Ricochet, Repose and Rodeo. Whi...

Judas Maccabaeus was composed in England in the tumultuous year 1746 and was designed as a compliment to the Duke of Cumberland for his victory over the forces of "Bonnie Prince" Charles. The year had...

I chose the title "Improvisation" because of the circumstances in which the piece was written. At the time of receiving the commission by the Loraine Brass Quintet, I was doing quite a lot of travelin...

Instrumentation: Piccolo Trumpet/Flugel Horn, 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 2 Trombones, Tuba, Tympani, Snare Drum, Maraccas, Wind Machine, Syspended Cymbol, Cymbals, Tam-tam Heros, a three movement tone-poem...

The Labyrinth fo large brass ensemble was commissioned by Susan Salminen and the Bethany Brass Ensemble at Bethany College in Lindsburg, Kansas. The composer’s conception of the piece came out of a dr...

Commissioned by the Mill Ave Chamber Players Escape from Winter has begun To such remoteness must I go. Across the sea to find the sun, On the road to Tasartico. Across the sea and over the pass, So d...

Catalonian Serenade by Kerry Turner 1. Alba a Barcelona (Dawn in Barcelona) 2. Mitjanit al Barri Gotic (Midnight in the Gothic Quarter) 3. Bal a la Posta del Sol (Dancing in the Sunset) Commissioned b...

Composers of the 1980's and 90's are striving more and more to communicate with their audiences. The modern horn player is, on the other hand, constantly searching for new music that is challenging bo...

Every night around four fifteen I awaken. It is neither sudden nor brought on by a bad dream. Usually my mind is quite blank when I drift out of a deep sleep. Then, as if on cue, the first haunting th...

Rhapsody was meant to recreate, with music, four vivid yet fleeting memories in the life of the composer. The scenes which flashed into Mr. Turner’s mind were both full of character and color, indeed...

The Four Duets were written by Kerry Turner for himself and Kristina Mascher-Turner (the Virtuoso Horn Duo) for their own performances. Movements may be performed separately or as a suite. Titles of t...

Twas a Dark and Stormy Night… was composed in the winter of 1987. My inspiration came from a book of the same title. It was a compilation of short stories that were entered in a literature competition...

A three movement work which has become standard recital repertoire all over the world.

Francois Couperin was born into one of the best known musical families of Europe. Couperin's four volumes of harpsichord music, published in Paris contain over 230 individual pieces, which can be play...

This beautifully presented volume includes some of Kerry Turner’s finest works for horn solo, duo, and trio. It will become a treasured addition to any collection. This is a collection of pieces that...

The Ariettes Oubliées are a song cycle composed by Claude Debussy, based on poems by Paul Verlaine. They were written between 1885 and March 1887, primarily in Rome in 1886, and are dedicated to the s...

The Six Suites for Solo Cello by Johan-Sebastian Bach are a pinnacle of cello literature. So much so that they have been adapted for all instruments. There are at least three different versions for th...

Composer’s Notes Note on the horn part: Since the range of this piece is restricted to the middle and low registers, I have taken advantage of the ability of the valves using the shorter horns (= Bb s...

Twas a Dark and Stormy Night… was composed in the winter of 1987. My inspiration came from a book of the same title. It was a compilation of short stories that were entered in a literature competition...

Cabeza de Vaca This composition is a musical impression of the book “La relación y comentarios”. This translates as “The Account and Commentaries”, written by the famous explorer and anthropologist Al...

1. "Le Petite Nègre" by Claude Debussy arranged by Kerry Turner 2. "Rêverie" by Claude Debussy arranged by Kerry Turner 3. "La Soirée dans Grenade" by Claude Debussy arranged by Geoffrey Winter The Am...

1. "Pavane pour une Infante défunte" by Maruice Ravel arranged by Kerry Turner 2. "Tarantelle Styrienne" by Claude Debussy arranged by Geoffrey Winter Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was the foremost of th...

Walter Perkins was born in England in 1944 and moved to the United States in 1952, living in Rochester, New York. His musical education includes trumpet study from the age of 11, a Bachelor of Science...

Quartet Nr. 2 “Americana” Opus 10 by Kerry Turner The Quartet Nr, 2 for horns, Opus 10, was composed in Luxembourg in 1988 for the American Horn Quartet*. After the undeniable success of his Quartet N...