Michael Sweeney

As the title implies, your tuba section is front and center in this clever adaptation of this classic Christmas carol. A great way to spice up your holiday concert and show some deserved respect to th...

Opening with an attention-getting fanfare and scored for just about any combination of instruments, here is an extremely versatile, yet great-sounding arrangement of our national anthem.

Surf's up dude! This tubular new arrangement by Michael Sweeney let's 'em have it with the force of a mondo size wave crashing down as you Wipeout!

Using modal harmonies, dynamic percussion sounds and bold melodies, here is a great-sounding piece that your beginning players can really dig into. With nothing faster than a quarter note (except perc...

A compelling, evocative piece based on Native American folk lore. Legends in the Mist is Michael Sweeney's most intriguing work to date. The blend of inventive melodies, biting rhythms, cutting brass,...

Michael Sweeney's newest work is characterized by powerful full band writing as well as contrasting, delicate sections with flowing melodies. As always, Michael's writing keeps the musical interest fl...

Michael Sweeney's newest work is characterized by powerful full band writing as well as contrasting, delicate sections with flowing melodies. As always, Michael's writing keeps the musical interest fl...

Michael's exciting new piece for developing groups is one of his best - filled with tone clusters, percussive effects, and a driving rhythmic feel, and a sizzling, climatic coda. Each season, director...

Bristling and dramatic effects, folk-like melodies, and cutting edge contemporary harmonies characterize Michael Sweeney's new opus for concert band. This movement covers a lot of musical ground and w...

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings - from Shakespeare's Richard III. This dramatic new work from Michael Sweeney is a multi-styled piece written in a through-composed fashion. Developi...

Commissioned by the Iowa Bandmasters Association, this dynamic new work from Michael Sweeney is written in three contrasting sections. The opening Lament features a plaintive F Horn melody and expansi...

Commissioned by the Iowa Bandmasters Association, this dynamic new work from Michael Sweeney is written in three contrasting sections. The opening Lament features a plaintive F Horn melody and expansi...

Commissioned for the Wisconsin Lutheran High School's centennial year, this expansive work incorporates the Welsh folk song The Ash Grove in a lush and varied treatment. The main melody, played first...

Here is a unique and striking work using contemporary percussion techniques, unmeasured sections, and dramatic musical effects. Strong brass fanfares, woodwind flourishes and short canonic statements...

MusicWorks - Grade 3 Drawing its title from the Greek word for motion, this marvelously paced work from Michael Sweeney explores various forms of motion within the concert band setting. The fanfare-li...

MusicWorks - Grade 3 Drawing its title from the Greek word for motion, this marvelously paced work from Michael Sweeney explores various forms of motion within the concert band setting. The fanfare-li...

Unleash your percussion section and let the full ensemble do some rumbling themselves on this masterful and unusual work from Michael Sweeney. Commissioned by the Pratt, Kansas High School Band, the c...

Unleash your percussion section and let the full ensemble do some rumbling themselves on this masterful and unusual work from Michael Sweeney. Commissioned by the Pratt, Kansas High School Band, the c...