Alfred Concert Band

Beyond the Horizon is a dynamic composition encompassing majestic brass fanfares and sweeping melodic lines. The piece is comprised of two themes that musically paint a picture of the Earth's breathta...

Bright Lights! ist ein temporeiches, energiegeladenes Showcase für Concert Band. Ein starker rhythmischer Puls treibt die melodischen und technischen Schnörkel an, die durchgehend vorhanden sind. In e...

In The Center Ring was written in the autumn of 2003 for the Upper Antioch Grade School Band from Antioch, Illinois, Earl Bush, director. The piece is a musical snapshot of a circus performance, from...

Written for Dan Bell and the Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School Symphonic Band, this work was named by the students for a nearby canyon. Cheyenne Canon presents a wide variety of musical styles from...

Some of the most popular Christmas selections of all time are included in this delightful arrangement, A Most Wonderful Christmas. Robert Sheldon has included Winter Wonderland, I'll be Home for Chris...

Flight of the Piasa wurde geschrieben, um die Majestät des legendären Piasa, eines riesigen geflügelten Wesens, und die Tapferkeit des Illini-Stammes zu beschreiben, der über seine Schreckensherrschaf...

Cantique de Jean Racine was composed by Faure in 1865. This magnificent setting for winds retains all the glory and color of the full chorus and orchestra version, complete with harp and string bass.

Danzas Cubanas is a set of three original dance-like movements, celebrating the joy and energy of Afro-Cuban music and the people of this island-nation.

Redemption is a lyrical, lush, romantic composition that captures the euphoria one experiences after being saved from emotional crisis. Sweeping melodic lines and rich scoring will catapult your ensem...

Since the beginning of time man has pondered what happens when our physical body dies. Some believe we go to Heaven. Others doubt its existence entirely. Then there are those who have had near death e...

This charming and somewhat dark musical offering is a departure from this composer's usual 'epic' style. Originally scored for fifteen players, this piece is much more intimate than the composer's thi...

Here is a blindingly fast, raucously energetic concert opener that derives its title from the consecutive rising three-note cells that are the building blocks for almost the entire work. However, the...

Der prägnante Halbtonschritt der phrygischen Skala lässt dieses Eröffnungswerk in melodischer wie harmonischer Hinsicht einzigartig erscheinen. Zudem tragen die energischen Motive in den tiefen Blechb...

Another outstanding composition by Robert Sheldon, A Longford Legend is destined to become a classic! It was commissioned by the Normal Community West High School Band, Normal, Illinois and is based o...

Diese überraschend genaue und dennoch spielbare Transkription wird jedes Programm bereichern. Wir haben uns große Mühe gegeben, diese Transkription rein zu halten, und das Ergebnis ist eine wunderbar...

Von den vielen populären Kompositionen von Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) eignet sich keine besser für das Blasorchester als seine Militärpolonaise (op. 40 Nr. 1). Diese gekonnte Transkription erweckt...

Das episodenhafte Konzertwerk malt ein musikalisches Bild der Red Rock Mountains in Pennsylvania. Nach Fanfaren der Blechbläsern beschreibt ein emotionaler Mittelteil das Gebirge in der Abenddämmerung...

This piece represents feelings of solitude, loneliness, confidence, determination, and conflict. The central theme's rhythm is built on a sad soul's name, solos for the instrument she played, and her...

Crimson, der tiefe und satte Farbton von Rot, wird in dieser unerbittlichen Komposition eingefangen und eloquent dargestellt. Chasing Crimson, eine aggressive Komposition von Dakota Pederson, verwende...

Famous for its use as the Alfred Hitchcock television theme, Charles Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette was originally conceived by the composer as a tongue-in-cheek parody of a music critic that...

Commissioned by and written for the Dixon (IL) Municipal Band, 'The Stormchasers' is a march in the style of a circus 'screamer,' featuring fanfares, flourishes and tuneful melodies, all played at a v...

A Hanukkah Festival is a medley of three traditional Hanukkah songs, 'sevivon,' 'Maoz Tzur,' and 'Hanukkah.' 'sevivon' has a dramatic melody and is written with a variety of accompaniment leading to a...

Christmas Fanfares was born from the composer's desire to write a lively yet not overly difficult concert opener for his band's holiday program. Initially composed as three separate fanfares-each on a...

This remarkable piece captures the excitement, physical challenge, intensity and, ultimately, the thrill and sense of accomplishment a rider might experience during such a grueling and demanding physi...

Commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Wheaton (Illinois) Municipal Band, Symphonic Fanfare is an exuberant concert opener. An expansive and lyrical middle section contrasts with the ma...