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This innovative work makes use of an optional piano part that is most likely playable by someone already in the band. It was written in honor of Matt Rhodes, a student at John T. Baker Middle (Damascu...

Uses only 5 notes! This easy fanfare is the perfect way to open your concert or assembly. Written specifically for an after-school program, this very accessible work uses a lot of rhythmic unison and...

This one-movement festival work uses a slightly reduced instrumentation, insuring that bands of all sizes will be able to enjoy it. The work is written in three sections, each based on material from a...

An alto sax cadenza opens this lyrical work. The simple, yet beautiful theme is introduced by solo trumpet. As the piece develops, everyone has a chance to play the melody. A final cadenza by the flut...

Sam Hazo, composer of In Heaven's Air, offers this new beautiful work based on a poem written by his father, poet laureate of Pennsylvania. After a sensitive introduction, the poem is read under a hau...

This saxophone feature has all the elements you can imagine to bring the house down in your next concert. A rock groove sets the stage for your entire sax section. Your audience is sure to get involve...

After a brief lyrical introduction, Roland Barrett begins a rhythmic ostinato that sets the stage for the heroic statements made by the brass. Open 5ths become very effective in the simple contrapunta...

This outstanding overture begins with a declamatory statement in the woodwinds. The heroic melody subsides to a softer section which still retains the energy of the piece. A beautiful lyrical section...

This captivating composition was inspired by that breakthrough moment when people start to realize there is much more to life than they originally thought. Opening with a woodwind ostinato, the horns...

An excellent new festival work from Elliot Del Borgo! Based on three songs inspired by the sea, it opens with exciting woodwind flourishes and an excellent use of percussion. The middle section is a b...

This three-part overture is extremely easy to put together and is an ideal transition from beginning band literature. Special attention is given to low brass parts, insuring that they are not too diff...

This new contemporary work was premiered at the 2002 Midwest Clinic and is an excellent way to make use of all your percussionists. After an eerie introduction, a haunting melody is presented that con...

This commissioned work was inspired by St. Michael, the guardian angel for firefighters. James Swearingen includes some excellent teaching and performance tips in his program notes. An excellent proce...

This innovative trumpet feature gives you the unique option of using two groups of antiphonal trumpets set up on either side of the band. All instruments use just six notes in this excellent opener or...

This gorgeous new work captures the quiet, natural elegance of the Cimarron Territory - the present-day "panhandle" of the state of Oklahoma. After the melody is presented in a light orchestration, th...

Spectacular! Rhythm becomes the focus of this work from the opening measures as a large battery of percussion sets the stage for the invigorating opening lines in the winds.

Celestial Legend uses thematic material based on Follow the Drinking Gourd and The Church's One Foundation. The piece seeks to recognize Green County, Ohio for its role in the Underground Railroad Mov...

Trombone had a problem, one he could not hide. It wasn't valves or flashy keys, it was his awkward slide... So begins the poem that accompanies this humorous novelty work featuring your trombone and s...

This symphonic poem is based on a chant attributed to Jacopone da Todi (c. 1230-1306) and describes the day of wrath and impending doom, while asking for mercy and salvation. The opening, treated like...

You'll be surprised to know that this great sounding work uses only six notes in all instruments, with the exception of the clarinets, which also use a low written B to involve the right hand. The pie...

Windermere Overture captures the grandeur of the largest lake in England by the same name. The short introduction quickly builds to the stately theme of the work. The middle section, while at the same...

This musical celebration embraces our human nature to constantly strive higher. Everyone must climb a personal "mountain," and this metaphor reminds us to continue our journey and never stop - even wh...

This riveting new celebration pulls out all the stops, including dynamic brass fanfares, woodwind flourishes, and an exciting multimetered melody with a dancelike quality. The piece explores an ever-c...

Let the emotion pour off your stage with this powerful composition. Opening with exciting woodwind flourishes and contrasting fanfares, the piece eventually moves into a sensitive passage featuring be...

Take a trip across the desert with this new work from composer Roland Barrett. A mysterious introduction sets the mood for an interesting and highly educational aleatoric passage. Easily achieved, stu...