2025-26 Music for Young Bands

We are proud to introduce an exciting collection of new compositions specifically crafted for young concert bands. Spanning three seres – Amethyst (Gr. 0.5-1.5), Sapphire (Gr. 2-2.5), and Emerald (Gr. 3-3.5) – this vibrant and diverse repertoire aims to engage and inspire young musicians while fostering a love for music. These works encompass a wide range of musical styles, from energetic and rhythmic selections that encourage precision and ensemble playing to lyrical pieces that allow young musicians to explore expressivity and phrasing. The repertoire includes works suitable for various skill levels, making it an ideal resource for bands in their formative years.

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  • Attack! (Band Gr. 3)
    Attack! (Band Gr. 3) $75.00 Choose Options
    Attack! is a fast and exciting piece of music sure to start or finish your concert in style. Its effective use of percussion, fast tempo, and bombastic dynamics are sure to keep your audience members on the edge of their seat...
  • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Band Gr. 3)
    Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Band Gr. 3) $75.00 Choose Options
    An expressive and lyrical setting of the traditional French carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella. The music is scored to explore various different tonal combinations, but with an eye to playability. This is the perfect...
  • Calm Waters (Band Gr. 2)
    Calm Waters (Band Gr. 2) $65.00 Choose Options
    Calm Waters is a beautiful piece for young band that seeks to emulate the imagery of a quiet view over large bodies of water. The music asks you to imagine the stillness of an ocean, lake, or pond with a smooth, glassy...
  • Clinch River Reflection (Flex Band Gr. 3)
    Clinch River Reflection (Flex Band Gr. 3) $70.00 Choose Options
    Come and enjoy the mountains! This flex band composition celebrates the area of Southwest Virginia, hidden in the Appalachian Mountains. The Clinch River stretches 335 miles from Viriginia to Tennessee. This work follows the...
  • Dark Dances (Band Gr. 2)
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    Dark Dances is sure to grab the ears of everyone around. Through the dark harmony and exciting percussion, everyone will get the melody and enjoy the spotlight. Dark Dances is the perfect piece of music for your...
  • Dreamweaver (Band Gr. 2)
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    Dreamweaver invites both musicians and audiences to reflect on how individual choices come together to create a collective journey, symbolizing personal and shared dreams, through tuneful melodies and an introduction to...
  • High Knob Celebration (Flex Band Gr. 3)
    High Knob Celebration (Flex Band Gr. 3) $70.00 Choose Options
    A festival is held each year at High Knob Lake in the mountains of SW Virginia, celebrating our musical heritage of bluegrass. This movement celebrates our musical heritage with several tunes from the Carter Family,...
  • Hope (Band Gr. 3)
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    Hope is a sentimental and wishful piece that pushes you through the darkest days you have. Through interesting harmonic language and lush chords, alongside sweeping wood lines and big horn melodies, this piece of music is...
  • Let's Dance (Band Gr. 2)
    Let's Dance (Band Gr. 2) $65.00 Choose Options
    Let’s Dance was written with the ballet and can-can dances in mind, combining simple and elegant themes into an energetic work for band. The piece makes heavy use of the can-can to build energy and excitement as the...
  • Light Appears (Band Gr. 3)
    Light Appears (Band Gr. 3) $75.00 Choose Options
    Meant to evoke a sense of optimism and hope, Light Appears strives to illustrate the warmth and expressiveness of the wind ensemble.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: Emerald Band Series Level: 3 | Duration: 4:15...
  • March of the Barbarians (Band Gr. 2)
    March of the Barbarians (Band Gr. 2) $65.00 Choose Options
    March of the Barbarians paints a picture of an invading barbarian army laying waste to an unsuspecting village through the use of aleatoric techniques. Each section of the band is featured in this captivating work for...
  • Noble Redwoods (Band Gr. 3)
    Noble Redwoods (Band Gr. 3) $75.00 Choose Options
    Find yourself in a very quiet place amongst huge living, breathing trees and allow your music to fill the void in this rich, stately aria for wind band.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: Emerald Band Series Level:...
  • Postcards (Band Gr. 3.5) - Chad Heiny
    Postcards (Band Gr. 3.5) - Chad Heiny $75.00 Choose Options
    Inspired by the composer’s travels through Europe, Postcards depicts three European locations in an imaginative composition for winds and percussion. The first two movements depict specific locales while the third...
  • Powell Valley Vistas (Flex Band Gr. 3)
    Powell Valley Vistas (Flex Band Gr. 3) $70.00 Choose Options
    Come and enjoy the mountains! This flex band composition celebrates the area of Southwest Virginia, hidden in the Appalachian Mountains. Written to focus on articulation and blend, this piece will be a wonderful addition for...
  • Provence Carol, A (Band Gr. 3.5)
    Provence Carol, A (Band Gr. 3.5) $75.00 Choose Options
    From the Provence region of France comes one of the most joyous carols of the season. This setting of "Il est Ne le Divin Enfant" (He is Born, the Divine Infant) celebrates the Christmas story in the liveliest way. Cheerful...
  • Sparkling Light (Band Gr. 2.5)
    Sparkling Light (Band Gr. 2.5) $70.00 Choose Options
    Sparkling Light celebrates the goodness and love of human kind, beginning with uplifting brightness and ending with an unresolved chord alluding to eternal hope.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: Sapphire Band...
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