Obras instrumentales para orquesta de viento

The result of a commission from the St. Edward High School Band (Lakewood, OH) for their performance at Severance Hall, Of Dreams and Destiny by Clarence Barber speaks to the dreams of students for th...

Young players enjoy playing in minor keys because they are often filled with excitement and drama. This melodic new work capitalizes on that fondness for minor keys and has all the energy and drama th...

Evoking "jog trot" images and moving steadily from beginning to end, this wonderful tune is classic Grainger. This arrangement of the Joseph Kreines edition of Mock Morris for flexible instrumentation...

The 2017 version of The Year of the Dragon was commissioned by the Siena Wind Orchestra and given its world premiere on June 17th 2017 in Bunkyo Civic Hall, Tokyo, conducted by the composer. The origi...

A'bracadabra' was composed in the summer of 2004, and was orchestrated the following November during a residency at the MacDowell Colony. The piece is dedicated to my son, and is at once playful and s...

Composer's Notes Portrait of a Clown is in ABA form surrounded by an eight-bar introduction and coda: Introduction (beginning at measure '1') A (beginning at rehearsal letter 'A') B (beginning at rehe...

An American Elegy' is, above all, an expression of hope. It was composed in memory of those who lost their lives at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and to honor the survivors. It is offered a...

the price of the set includes one oversize (11'x14') conductor score.

the price of the set includes one oversize (11'x14') conductor score.

Background In 1992 I composed a concerto for traditional jazz band and orchestra, 'Playing' 'With' 'Fire', for the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and the San Antonio Symphony. That work was composed as a celebr...

Suitable for high school, community, and college bands, 10 1/2 minutes duration, Grade 4.

Suitable for high school, community, and college bands, 10 1/2 minutes duration, Grade 4.

Program Notes POSTCARD was commissioned by my friend, colleague, and former mentor, H. Robert Reynolds, in memory of his mother, Ethel Virginia Curry. He requested that I compose not an elegy commemor...

Cajuns are descendants of the Acadians, a group of early French colonists who began settling in Acadia (now Nova Scotia) around 1604. In 1755 they were driven out by the British, eventually resettling...