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Michael Brand takes the opening bars of Haydn's well known Symphony but gives the audience a few extra surprises along the way. Surprise, Surprise gives plenty of opportunities for comic interplay between Conductor, Tuba...

Christmas favorites "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" will never sound so good in your beginner band as they will with Barry Ward's 'Tis the Season. The aim is to have practicality written into the...

(Not So) Silent Night takes the universally adored Christmas carol on a trip to New Orleans (Louisiana), the birthplace of jazz. This holiday classic is interlaced with traditional jazz standards, “Just a Closer a Walk...

The Gang Gang Cockatoo, the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory is under threat. The main reason being the elimination of very old gum trees. These trees offer much-needed nesting sites for the cockatoos...

Four composing pieces for wind bands from Grades 1-4+ that link to the text "13 Moons on Turtles Back" by Joseph Brucac, Jonathan London and illustrations by Thomas Locker.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: TPTC:...

Poor Tchaikovsky – first his music is mixed up with "Frère Jacques" and then it is subjected to all sorts of indignities from the percussion section. There cannot be too many pieces in which the conductor shoots...

The quirky and cute theme song to the cartoon 64 Zoo Lane has been arranged for concert band by the composer himself. Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 4 | Duration: 3:00 Instrumentation1st Flute 2nd Flute 1st Oboe...

Written for younger bands, this dark and original march keeps technical challenges within the grasp of a second or third year performer. Although not in a completely traditional form, 7 Hills March has enough repetition to...

In February 2023, a great songwriter and composer left us. Burt Bacharach arguably wrote more memorable melodies in the 20th century than any other composer. He had a style that was instantly recognizable – sublimely...

In February 2023, a great songwriter and composer left us. Burt Bacharach arguably wrote more memorable melodies in the 20th century than any other composer. He had a style that was instantly recognizable – sublimely...

This is a short sequence of melodies inspired by the curvaceous, melancholic and dangerous dance from Argentina that is the tango. The three brief movements can be played in any order, continuously, or separately.Genre: Flex...

A Lo Menos Amemos is a work for winds, percussion, strings, and SAB choir based on a beautiful love poem by the Spanish poet Amado Nervo called “Amemos” (in English, “Let’s Love”). The lyrics...

A Moment of stillness; of mourning; of joy; of sadness; of reflection; of celebration; of meditation; of inspiration. Moments surround our lives. Some are long and deep, while others are mere flashes, but one is no more or...

Celebrating the retirement of a Florida band director, A Rose Blooms Forth is a dramatic work for wind band that combines fragments from Florida State University’s alma mater, Hymn to the Garnet & Gold, and...

Born in Liechtenstein, Josef Rheinberger was a composer, pianist and teacher in Germany in the 19th Century. He became the organist for his local church at the age of seven and composed his first work the following year...

Abiquiu is a glorious programatic work that challenges performer and listener alike. With the support of a full percussion section, you will travel from the driving rhythms of the city, to the swell of the desert canyon, to...