Partituras para orquesta de viento

Fantasia Nova 'is a suite comprising two concert marches and a slow, middle movement that derives its themes from both marches. 'Ragtime '(composed in early September, 1978) is a 'new from old' sort o...

PROGRAM NOTE Festival in Russia is a transcription for concert band of Anatoli Liadov's dazzling orchestral work, 'Polonaise (Op. 49). 'Written at the turn of the century, its energetic dance rhythms...

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

Above all, 'Joy 'is an expression of its namesake: simple, unabashed joy. A boisterous, uninhibited quality is implied in the music, not only at climactic moments, but also by the frequent presence of...

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

It was a happy coincidence that the commission for SINFONIA XVI: TRANSCENDENTAL VIENNA came from the Henry David Thoreau School located in Vienna, Virginia. Thoreau is one of the 'magic' names in Amer...

Program Note SINFONIA XVII: THE FOUR WINDS was commissioned by the Charles D. Evans Junior High School Band & Orchestra Boosters of Ottumwa, Iowa for the Evans Junior High School Wind Symphony, Philli...

Program Note SINFONIA XVII: THE FOUR WINDS was commissioned by the Charles D. Evans Junior High School Band & Orchestra Boosters of Ottumwa, Iowa for the Evans Junior High School Wind Symphony, Philli...

The composer's intention in this work is to present a composition of genuine musical seriousness that is accessible to very young bands. The theme of THEME AND VARIATIONS has a somber character resemb...

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner