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Featured Video: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE by Lamon Lawhorn

Please welcome with open arms Dr. Lamon Lawhorn to the C. Alan family! In addition to being a wonderful performer, educator, and human being, Lamon is a terrific composer. Take a moment to check out his new solo for snare and kick drum, More Than Meets the Eye.

Composer Spotlight: Bruce Tippette

We are thrilled to welcome Bruce Tippette to the C. Alan Publications catalog. Bruce is a composer, pianist, and educator whose compositions for both choral & instrumental ensembles have been performed across the United States. In addition to his concert works, Tippette has composed original compositions for choreographers, film, and has co-composed music for a children's musical. Please take [...]

Featured Video: COLLIDE by Jacob Remington

Everyone who attended the TCU Percussion Orchestra Showcase Concert at PASIC 2015 was blown away by their closer, COLLIDE by Jacob Remington. Filled with blazingly fast runs and rhythmic excitement, this 7-minute piece grabs you and doesn't let go until the final siren scream! TCU Percussion Orchestra, conducted by Brian A. West PASIC 2015, San Antonio, TX

Welcome to our New Composers for 2016-17!

We are delighted to welcome the following talented composers to our catalog! They represent the best and brightest innovators in the world of music composition – whether writing for concert band, percussion, orchestra, choir, jazz, or chamber ensembles. Click on each composer's name to view their Composer Profile page & list of publications.JUAN ÁLAMOAzureus (solo [...]

Composer Spotlight: Joshua V. Hinkel

We are thrilled to welcome Joshua Hinkel to the C. Alan Publications catalog. Josh serves as the Associate Director of Bands at River Bluff High School in Lexington, South Carolina. Ensembles under his direction have received superior ratings at festivals as well as numerous regional, state and circuit championships. His works for concert band are infused with maturity [...]

C. Alan at the 2015 Midwest Clinic

C. Alan Publications will have a larger presence than ever at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic this year in Chicago! Not only will we have a larger footprint in the exhibit hall, but we have started distributing the catalog of another foreign publisher. Please stop by Booth #824 to look at music for concert band, [...]

Composer Spotlight: Josh Gottry

In 2016, we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary with composer Josh Gottry. His first published piece with C. Alan Publications was his marimba solo "Irrelevant," which was a winner in the ASCAP Young Composers Competition in 1995. Since then, Josh has been extremely prolific, especially excelling at writing engaging music that never forgets the importance of [...]

15% Off All Holiday Music in the Catalog

All holiday music across every category in our catalog is 15% November 24th through Sunday, December 6th, 2015. You can access all of our holiday music here or find it in individual categories. The discount will appear when you add a product to your shopping cart. The discount applies to as many holiday products you want [...]

15% off all Method Books at Steve Weiss

Our friends over at Steve Weiss Music are giving a 15% on all method books they carry from now through September 7th! Here are all of the available C. Alan percussion titles that are included in the sale: DrumsetKeyboard PercussionSnare DrumGeneral, Multi-Percussion, & Timpani

Free Shipping Through 8/23!

To celebrate the launch of our brand new re-imagined website, we are offering FREE SHIPPING to all of our customers in the United States and a flat shipping rate of $5.00 to our international customers from 8/14/2-15 through Sunday, August 23, 2015. Simply choose "Free Shipping" or "Grand Re-Opening Offer" when you go to check [...]