Dwayne Milburn: Mittelschwere Noten

Celebrating the 'Mount Rushmore State,' A Dakota Rhapsody depicts the expanse and granduer of the American prairie. The inspirational beauty of the landscape and the pioneering spirit of the people wh...

Quincy Hilliard gives us another uplifting and powerful contest/festival piece. The bold 5/4 rhythms in the low winds are framed by the trumpet fanfares that open and close the work.

Composer John Zdechlik gives us another fantastic composition in Windsong. This moving, reflective piece features his signature chorale style, and flowing melodic lines. Expressive and nuanced playing...

Andrew Boysen based this fantasy on the opening bars of John Philip Sousa's 1908 march, 'Fairest of the Fair.' Snippets of the theme are disguised in the opening low brass chorale. Melodic fragments a...

Each of the three movements of this work uses a particular section of the North Texas State Alma Mater as its formative material, since it was commissioned in honor of Dennis Fisher and his 25 years o...

Turn-of-the-(20th)-century music is featured in Concert in the Park. This pot-pourri of styles features waltzes, gallops, ragtime, and marches - types of music usually performed at an outdoor concert....

Another Alfred Reed spectacular! Aside from being a purely musical concert piece, Fanfare & Processional may be used for numerous extra-musical functions such as a ceremony, graduation march, incident...

Jeder der drei Sätze dieses Werks verwendet einen bestimmten Abschnitt der North Texas State Alma Mater als prägendes Material, da es zu Ehren von Dennis Fisher und seiner 25-jährigen Tätigkeit für di...

An admitted departure from his usual style, Jack Stamp composed In this hid clearing upon the request from a friend to write a slow piece. Falling intervals form the melodic fabric through which intri...

Another Alfred Reed spectacular! The jaunty 6/8 tune in the woodwinds is complemented by the singing countermelodies of the Trio section. Commissioned for the opening of Kohoku New Town's (Japan) new...

Composer John Lorge celebrates his heritage with Ojibwa Lullaby. Based on authentic Native American melodies from the north central United States, the themes are transformed and presented to sound lik...

Featuring the euphonium section or soloist in this lyrical paean to Lorenzo Falcone, Director Emeritus of the Michigan State University Bands. The first theme is a paraphrase of the Michigan State Uni...

Japanese for 'child,' Warabe weaves traditional folk songs into a tapestry depicting the playful and carefree dreams of a young person. Warabe begins and ends with the child's 'sleeping' music. The ex...

Down Ampney is a hymn tune composed by Ralph Vaughn Williams and is used for the hymn 'Come Down, O Love Divine.' Jack Stamp treats this tune to several variations featuring brass and woodwind choirs,...

Latin Fantasy features a jazz-inspired flute solo inspired by the ground-breaking concert band works of Frank Bencriscutto. Written in ternary form, its high-spirited outer sections bookend an allurin...

The majestic splendor of California's Yosemite National Park inspired this music by Mark Camphouse. From the opening horn call to the final pianissimo chord in the woodwinds, Yosemite Autumn's sweepin...

Overlooking Omaha Beach, the cemetery is the home of the fallen soldiers from the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. Mr. Camphouse expertly transfigures the theme throughout to represent the foggy weathe...

The beautiful and expressive lyricism featured by the euphonium in this piece will melt the heart of any listener! Its elegant accompaniment also offers optional solo opportunities for horn and trumpe...

Inaugural Dances invokes the election celebrations of early America. A proud fanfare leads into the folk-like dancing of the common man, then changes to depict the newly elected leaders dancing in a m...

Featuring meter changes and syncopation, this fanfare replicates the intense power of a severe windstorm. A concert opener sure to blow audiences away!

Based on the hymn tune 'Eternal Father, Strong to Save,' this exuberant set of variations utilizes numerous and exciting percussion instruments and even optional hand bells! Includes descriptions of t...

From the composer of 'Synergy' and 'Tharsos' comes a folk song setting for intermediate bands. The Green Blade presents the French carol 'Now the Green Blade Riseth' in a theme-and-variations format;...

Roger Ames's marvelous choral adaptation is expertly transcribed here for concert band by Robert Rumbelow. The composer adds superb instrumental color and texture while still retaining the vocal quali...

The jaunty sailing tune that opens and closes this piece, and the lyrical 'love song to the sea' featured in the middle, offer a wonderful narrative of a nautical adventure. A satisfying way to work o...