James Barnes

This 'Vegas' overture for band was commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of Las Vegas. It was performed by the UNLV orchestra, with Thomas G. Leslie conducting.

This 'Vegas' overture for band was commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of Las Vegas. It was performed by the UNLV orchestra, with Thomas G. Leslie conducting.

This 'Vegas' overture for band was commissioned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the University of Las Vegas. It was performed by the UNLV orchestra, with Thomas G. Leslie conducting.

This symphony, commissioned by and dedicated to Roy Holder and his wonderful Lake Braddock High School Band, is both shorter and simpler to play than the composer's other symphonies, but it loses noth...

If you have a large percussion section, Credo might be a perfect piece for your young band. It is very carefully scored and cross-cued, so that almost any size band can perform it. Composed in sonatin...

Italian Wedding Song is a lyrical, very romantic song in G minor, reminiscent in some ways of the music of Puccini and Verdi. Like Barnes' Yorkshire Ballad, it is a brief, solemn work, perfect for tea...

Prairie Winds Festival is a fast, happy-go-lucky opener. It is very carefully scored and cross-cued, so that almost any size band can perform it. The Piccolo, 2nd Oboe, 2nd Bassoon, Contra-Alto Clarin...

Citadel was composed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of The University of Kansas (1865 to 2015.) It begins with optional offstage chimes (one or two sets [opt. ]) to depict the daily ringing of t...

Citadel was composed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of The University of Kansas (1865 to 2015.) It begins with optional offstage chimes (one or two sets [opt. ]) to depict the daily ringing of t...

Composed for the Indiana Wind Symphony, The Lightning Brigade by American composer James Barnes celebrates John T. Wilder, an Indiana historical figure in the Civil War who headed a famous brigade of...

Ritmico is a dynamic contest style overture that joins florid melodic writing with a pulsing percussion and driving bass lines. Cast in ABA form, the main vivace theme gives way to a lyrical cantabile...

This joyful overture provides intermediate to advancing players the opportunity to engage symphonic music without overly difficult technical sections.

Commissioned by the USAF Band as a feature for two talented members of the ensemble at the time, brothers trumpeter Victor Bowman and euphonium player Brian Bowman. The work is in three main parts inc...

James Barnes' instrument is the tuba, so he has had a lifelong affection for music composed for and performed on tuba and euphonium. 'Tangents' is intended for large Tuba/Euphonium ensemble, with an e...

James Barnes' instrument is the tuba, so he has had a lifelong affection for music composed for and performed on tuba and euphonium. 'Tangents' is intended for large Tuba/Euphonium ensemble, with an e...

Bernie Taylor and Mack Wolfson's march has been here arranged for marching band by James Barnes.