Band

Originally written as a section feature for 10 percussionists, Drips is an exciting work for wind ensemble with creative use of percussion textures and melodic development through fragmentation of musical ideas.Genre: Band |...

Escape Room places musicians and listeners in a race against the clock, using repeating, layered figures to steadily build tension. The piece culminates in a driving conclusion that leaves one question unanswered: did we...

Escape Room places musicians and listeners in a race against the clock, using repeating, layered figures to steadily build tension. The piece culminates in a driving conclusion that leaves one question unanswered: did we...

Fantasmagorie is a two-movement work for wind band drawing inspiration from folk music and such composers as Ravel, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and even Bernstein. These influences are interwoven with Kosmicki's own distinct...

Fiddlin' Around is a medley of four old-time fiddle tunes – The Arkansas Traveler, Old Joe Clark, Wildwood Flower, and Cotton-Eyed Joe. These wonderful melodies are the heart of American folk music. You've heard them...

A reflection of an urban lifestyle as well as a musical representation of heroic optimism, Finding Metropolis is a thrilling setting of musical ideas from the composer’s time studying in the United Kingdom under...

For the Ones We Love is a reflective piece that honors both the loved ones in our lives and those we’ve lost. Its beautiful melodies and harmonies create an emotional experience that encourages us to show love and...

From a Higher Place presents itself as a musical journey taking the listener through the five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance. The piece ends with a final statement that gives a resonant...

Inspired by the beauty of Texas Hill Country and the spirit of lasting friendship, Hillside Sketches (Overture) is an exciting Grade 3.5 work that features bold brass fanfares, sweeping woodwind lines, and sparkling...

Dedicated to the composer’s eleven-year-old niece and her middle school concert band, Hop! is meant to capture the spirit of youthful exuberance through percussive syncopation, hints of jazz, and memorable, toe-tapping...

Inspired by the Viltrumites from Robert Kirkman’s Invincible comic series, March of the Savage Planet imagines a military march for the most brutal and ruthless civilization in the universe.Genre: Band | # of Players:...

Prokofiev's March, Op. 99 is the most popular of his marches for military band. Brilliantly scored for contemporary wind band by José Schyns, the march is festive and short, lasting only about 2-1/2 minutes.Genre:...

Through use of two beloved hymns in the African Methodist Episcopal Church ('The Old Rugged Cross' and 'Glory to His Name'), Memories of Quinn Chapel captures and celebrates the heyday of praise and worship in the now lost...

Mouvements Frénétiques (frenetic movements) is a challenging work for wind ensemble that was inspired by a wide range of emotions—enthusiasm, doubt, ferocity, irritation, euphoria, and panic.Genre: Band |...

Easily the best known part of Elgar's inventive "Enigma Variations," Nimrod was a portrait of/tribute to his longtime editor and publisher. It has been cleverly adapted here for intermediate wind band by José Schyns...

Onward Ever is an inspirational composition that is reflective of the work it takes to achieve an important life goal. In three parts – Anticipation, Determination, and Celebration – the music captures the...