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Gareth Wood's 3-movement (fast-slow-fast) Euphonium Concerto is a tour-de-force that showcases the instrument's best qualities, full realizing it's lyrical potential while also demonstrating it's fast-tonguing capabilities...

This gorgeous setting of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem "Abend" captures the dark and mystical undertones of the text. Ogren's masterful scoring in Evening Music allows the soloist to soar above the ensemble so that every...

Evensong for Rilke is inspired by the mystical and emotive words of the poet Ranier Rilke. The use of space, simplicity, and building force in this piece are at once haunting and powerful, utilizing the full expressive...

An Everlasting Legacy is an emotionally charged piece, dedicated to the passing of a beloved family member. Both performers and audiences can expect to experience moments of tranquility, tension, peacefulness, and discord,...

Martin Cordner's The Everlasting Light is a reflective arrangement based on the well-known Christmas carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem.' The title is derived from the couplet from the first verse of the carol that says, "Yet...

Jump to the head of the class with the ever-catchy Excel Overture by John Newsome. The slow & lyrical middle section is surrounded by two majestic march-like sections that are scored in such a way that your Grade 2 band...

Ever upward (from the Latin: Excelsus: ex-‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’). We often find ourselves striving for our best with energy and vigour. Excelsior allows the band to take the listener on a...

The Superstition Mountains of central Arizona are home to the fabled Lost Dutchman’s gold mine. Expedition depicts an exciting adventure into this unforgiving wilderness. Each section of the band will find...

Based on the bugle call "Taps," this is a powerful composition honoring a young sergeant who lost his life in Iraq. The opening fanfare of Face of Honor is reminiscent of Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" with the...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: InstrumentationProgram...

After an ominous opening, The Falcon Ascending takes flight with a blazing syncopated theme that alternates between 3/4 and 2/4. A brief, lush chorale section contrasts the joyride that bookends it, with the piece finishing...

The Falcon of Egypt is a bold, romantic and heroic work that takes the listener on a musical journey through the eyes of an Egyptian Falcon without using traditional Western harmony.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard...

Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower.Genre: 5-Part Flex Band | # of Players: 5+ Series:...

Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower. Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2.5 |...

Written for soloists Philip Smith (trumpet) and Joseph Alessi (trombone) of the New York Philharmonic, this six-minute work explores the rhythmic, melodic and syncopated elements of the Spanish fandango dance form (a lively...

Sprightly and full of life from the start, Fanfara dazzles the ears with quick syncopations being passed around the ensemble at a dizzying rate. These short, syncopated figures occasionally fade to the background, allowing...