Ron Nelson

A master of crafting majestic and dramatic musical colors, Nelson uses extensive percussion, piano, and organ to augment band instrumentation (with C trumpets and no saxophones) in this fanfare inspir...

Clusters of sound, brilliant brass fanfares, bravura ensemble writing, and a stunning conclusion make this a wonderful, declamatory opener for any concert or celebratory occasion. Extensive percussion...

See also Band arrangement LU10160386

For solo euphonium and band, this is a truly beautiful work that allows soloist and ensemble to all enjoy opportunities to shine. Homage is paid through a few harmonic devices characteristic of Howard...

S.A.T.B. and Piano, with optional String Bass

Simply stated by its title, this is a celebration of each day's bright morning sunshine and the optimism it brings. Calling for extensive mallet percussion and piano, vocalizations through the players...

A worthy study in contemporary compositional and performance techniques, the six parts of this work are made up of boxes of activity, (the duration of which is solely determined by the conductor) each...

Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band, Lauds (Praise High Day, one of the seven canonical hours) is an exuberant, colorful work that expresses feelings of praise and glorification. An ensem...

Concluding the series of exciting overtures begun in 1953 with his extremely successful Savannah River Holiday, this entry also evokes pleasant images and allusions, this time of night, sunrises, nati...

Over the years, Ron Nelson has proven his compositional virtuosity time and again. With Passacaglia (homage on the tones represented in the name B-A-C-H), his efforts were rewarded by winning the Ostw...

Using as its harmonic basis a constantly repeating 8-bar chord pattern (hence, Chaconne), this single-movement, elegiac, and lovely treatment is a combination of interwoven constantly shimmering wind...

One of the best selling titles in the Ludwig Music catalog, this classic Ron Nelson work is a terrific addition to any band's repertoire. While offering a challenge to grade 3-level bands, it works eq...

For Organ, Brass and Percussion