Southern Music Company

Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and dedicated to the memory of the composer's friend Andrew Gurwitz. The work is based on the J.S. Bach Chorale 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End'. This...

A delightful tone poem composed as an oboe solo with wind orchestra accompaniment and dedicated to Susan Hicks Brashier. Later versions for solo clarinet and flute, and orchestra accompaniments follow...

Commissioned by the Manatee High School Band in Bradenton, Florida directed by Howard Lerner. The work is based on a 16th Century hymn melody 'Rendez a Dieu' by French composer Louis Bourgeois. The co...

Commissioned by the Manatee High School Band in Bradenton, Florida directed by Howard Lerner. The work is based on a 16th Century hymn melody 'Rendez a Dieu' by French composer Louis Bourgeois. The co...

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...

Mostly in 4/4 time signature with all of the standard duple subdivisions one would expect, one section in the band will play in 12/8 against that, starting in the clarinets, then moving to the horns b...

The 'Pagan Dances' completes the cycle of four 'primitive' works for symphonic band that also includes 'Visions Macabre', 'Invocation and Toccata' and 'Torch Dance'. All of these works employ highly d...