Instrumentalwerke für Blasorchester

The early American hymn tune Nettleton is creatively arranged in this beautful setting by Johnnie Vinson. Using the horns as a focal point for the first section and followed by a lyric section scored...

F. E. Bigelow composed Our Director in 1892, and in the decades that followed it became widely used in such diverse settings as silent films, vaudeville, World War I, and adapted as college fight song...

F. E. Bigelow composed Our Director in 1892, and in the decades that followed it became widely used in such diverse settings as silent films, vaudeville, World War I, and adapted as college fight song...

This sensitive and beautifully scored work showcases delicate woodwind scoring and poignant melodies along with carefully paced emotional builds and full ensemble chorale-like passages. Mallet percuss...

Enjoy a jubilant celebration of sounds and rhythms in this refreshing work that musically explores the exhilaration of snowboarding or skateboarding on the halfpipe. Composer Samuel Hazo uses an energ...

Composed as a celebration of life in memory of a beloved teacher, this tender and heartfelt tone poem is very melodic and tuneful in nature. It focuses on a series of soloistic woodwind lines interspe...

Includes: Quad City Stomp, Half Moon on the Hudson, Rumble on the High Plains, Southern Folk Rhapsody, Where the Sun Breaks Through the Mist, Crossings in Time, Silverbrook, Themes from First Suite in...

Includes: Full Tilt, Georgian Court Fanfare, Symphony No. 2 - Mvt. 2, Rhythm Danse, Song of the Gandy Dancers, Brick Street Encounter, Forever Holding Close the Memories, Into the Clouds!, Ode to Gree...

Inspired by rock and jazz drummers, Sticks & Stones provides an opportunity for a talented drummer to demonstrate his/her skills in FRONT of the concert band. As the featured soloist, the drummer's pa...

The title First Light refers to the arrival of dawn - specifically the composer's experience of dawn in the mountains surrounding Lake Garda in northern Italy. There, the light of the sun arrives in d...

Rhythmic and energetic, this lively work contains elements of an early American character but also features a poignant, calmer section with a lighter texture and interlaced lyric motifs. The piece bui...

The term passage can variously describe a passageway of travel, a musical phrase, or perhaps the soul's moving on from this world to the next. In this work for band, dark and rich sonorities are contr...

In August 1956, Clinton, Tennessee was the the site of one of the most significant events of the American Civil Rights movement as 12 courageous teenagers walked into history becoming the first studen...

Shaped note singing is an early American tradition handed down from colonial times, and still thrives today thanks in part to the well-known book The Sacred Harp. (Songs from this book were featured i...

Using a recurring four-note motif and a variety of textural punctuations, here is a stunning and fresh-sounding overture from Richard Saucedo. A slow and lyric middle section featuring woodwind colors...

Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers. The Hounds of Spring was composed in 1980 and was inspired by the poem 'Atalanta in Calydon' by Algernon...

In downtown Pittsburgh, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers come together to form the Ohio River. This confluence of mighty waterways served as inspiration for this dynamic work for band. The impassi...

In the Shoals region of northwest Alabama, the Tennessee River is often referred to as the singing river, a term originating with the Yuchi tribe of Native Americans. Commissioned by the Shoals Area B...

Die reichen Harmonien in diesem lyrischen, gefühlvollen Stück bieten Schülern einen wunderbaren Ausgangspunkt, um ihre Hörfähigkeit zu verbessern; gleichzeitig üben sie einen geradezu hypnotisierenden...

Composer Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) was a native of Spain, but was influenced early in his career by the impressionistic harmonies of Debussy and Ravel while studying in Paris. Upon returning to Spain...

Zu Beginn dieses einzigartigen und meisterhaften Werks für Orchester sitzen die Bläser im Publikum, während die Zuhörer von einem wirbelnden Tanz aus himmlischen Lichtern und Klängen umgeben sind. Auf...

The Decorah (IA) High School Wind Ensemble commissioned Enchanted Spaces to both capture the magic of their enchanted city, and to be very playable at the high school level. A sparkling, full ensemble...

On Cloud Nine is an impressive and energetic composition that will fit in just about any part of your concert program. The flashy opening segment features woodwind flourishes with powerful brass inter...

On a Sunday afternoon in May of 2011 tornados devastated the city of Joplin, Missouri. In Perfect Silence, I Often Gaze at the New Stars is intended as a musical tribute to those who lost their lives...

Based on the shaped note melody Saints Bound For Heaven, Jubilee by James Curnow captures a feeling of joyful celebration through a series of unique and skillfully adapted variations. The opening stra...