Grand Mesa Music

A sizzling concert opener with some unique touches (including the use of marching bass drums), this amazing fanfare could dazzle your audience and totally grab their attention. It could also be a grea...

Based on the classic Irish folk song 'The Minstrel Boy', the arranger has come up with a uniquely musical and ear-catching setting of the folk tune. Syncopated rhythms in inner parts propel the melody...

Composer Bobrowitz has cooked up a work of musical magic in this extremely engaging new piece. Instead of 'now you see it, now you don't', brief musical motifs come and go in a musical romp of 'now yo...

In nighttime he lays in wait, on the prowl and perpetually hungry. His prey tries to escape into the darkness but the carnivore draws ever closer until prey becomes meal. Composer Nitsch expertly capt...

Combining interesting harmonies with a constant rhythmic motor, this edgy composition by new composer Scott will transport the listener to a land of scorching temperatures and a lengthy, fascinating h...

In this gorgeous new work, composer Danner pays homage to the lyrical works of Frank Erickson. The composer's tasteful use of anticipations, suspensions, and inner moving parts add intensity to the wo...

Young bands venturing out of their method book will surely get a thrill as students take a musical journey through this mystical soundscape. A minor mode and dissonant sounds help set the mood, along...

Composer Rudgers here draws a delightful fantasy treatment from the mid-1800's folk song about grizzled old mountain man Dan Tucker. Opening aggressively with a short fanfare based on the main melodic...

In this his first published work, Mississippi composer Taylor has created an expressive masterpiece for band. Based on a traditional Irish folk song, an extended bird-like flute solo is used to introd...

This is an inspired, slightly wacky version of the immortal piano classic. Full of surprises, this arrangement uses mixed meter and sudden tempo and tonality shifts to keep players and listeners on th...

Full of mystery and intrigue, Heist is a musical depiction of good guys vs. bad guys, spy vs. spy. Surprising musical events are featured in a very modern-sounding harmonic environment that will delig...

Alliance, NE teenager Nicolas Gasseling, having spent only 15 years on this earth, left a great impression on everyone who knew him. This outstanding work reflects his passion for life, music, sports,...

Starting from a small ensemble of upper woodwinds and xylophone, this gripping work roars to life as the work takes shape in a wildly exciting musical scenario. Wild Dance features mixed and asymmetri...

Composer Burns has here created a dramatic and compelling work based on the Polish National Anthem. After a powerful and florid opening, the anthem theme is first stated simply in the clarinet choir....

This introspective work captures the unique sense of tranquility that a sunrise walk or quiet early moment can uniquely impart. Careful scoring and doublings allow even bands with limited instrumentat...

This piece is based on the song Lonesome Road which is an African-American Folk Song probably first sung by Charles Galloway, a black worker on the roads of Virginia. The composer has chosen this song...

A low register flute solo and modal harmonies set the stage for a celestial battle between creatures of the light and the darker forces. The musical drama is gripping in this powerful young band compo...

In psychiatry, a fugue state refers to a temporary condition where the mind flees from reality, usually in response to some kind of trauma. Schoendorff uses fugal sections in this very original work t...

Murietta, California, and its colorful history are portrayed in this grand symphonic overture. This piece imparts an epic feel as it depicts scenes past and present from this bucolic valley town. In h...

The excitement builds with the tempo in this very authentic arrangement of a traditional Hebrew Song. Starting with a solo group of flute, saxophone, euphonium, and bells presenting a quiet, mysteriou...

In this very catchy and tuneful ABA form work the composer pairs an original tune in a 6/8 Irish Jig Style with the classic ballad When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. The final A section rousingly combines b...

Here is a perfect cleverly arranged center piece for your holiday concert. It features the 6/8 'Over the River and Through the Woods' and 'Jingle Bells' in a clever mix, with quotes from 'Deck the Hal...

The excitement of Chinese Dragon Boat races is captured in this colorful and bombastic work. During the races, rowers on long, thin boats race to the beat of a large drum, and fireworks are randomly s...

Non-stop excitement characterizes this very original new work from a young Texas composer. Hyperactive timpani and mallet parts lay down an asymmetric rhythmic groove (often joined by percussive brass...