J. Christopher Music - LudwigMasters

Based on WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME; GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH; and AMERICA. "A real crowd pleaser." (The Instrumentalist)

A composition with Eastern European folklore flavor, with a great range of contrast, from a dramatic, melancholic adagio to a frantic 'Transylvanian' folk dance. (VN)

A dramatic, exuberant composition, in which even an average junior high school orchestra can achieve a genuine, big symphonic sound. "Written in D minor, Overture for Orchestra ...is a terrific select...

Based on WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME; GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH; and AMERICA. "A real crowd pleaser." (The Instrumentalist)

A composition with Eastern European folklore flavor, with a great range of contrast, from a dramatic, melancholic adagio to a frantic 'Transylvanian' folk dance. (VN)

A dramatic, exuberant composition, in which even an average junior high school orchestra can achieve a genuine, big symphonic sound. "Written in D minor, Overture for Orchestra ...is a terrific select...

Basierend auf einem alten englischen Lied.

Diese Blechbläserfassung der Hymne DER HERR IST KÖNIG kann als Ergänzung zur Chor- und Orgelfassung der Hymne oder anstelle der Orgel verwendet werden; sie kann auch von den Blechbläsern allein, ohne...

BALLAD is a set of Variations on an archaic chorale-like theme. In the five variations, all instruments of the band are used in such a way as to help evoke a great variety of contrasting moods. Includ...

Based on When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Glory, Glory Hallelujah; and America.

PROCESSIONAL is a composition in which the Percussion, Brass and Woodwinds function like protagonists in a drama, making their statements, building tension, clashing in a climactic conflict, and endin...

PARADE is a composition in which the Winds "march" in different formation accompanied by a "Drum Corps." They start softly in a distance and proceed steadily in their march, ending in an all-out forti...

... a clever concert closer spotlighting the percussion section. (The Instrumentalist, November 1979)

This music is tremendously challenging but not impossible for good junior high groups... Concertante would make an excellent contest choice, repaying many times over in musical value the time spent to...