Warm spicy melody, teasing rhythms, stylish harmonic pungency and enough impressive nuance to hold everyone’s interest and make audiences’ mouths water. You’ll come back for another
Commissioned by the Kosei Wind Orchestra, Gorb’s gripping symphonic work is an epic spiritual journey through struggle and challenge to peace and tranquility. A milestone in wind writing calling on
Tranquility was commissioned by Tim and Hilary Reynish and joins the now legendary series of works commissioned in memory of their son William. It was first performed at the WASBE conference in
The little pieces that form For England, Harry and St. George may be played individually, in pairs, scattered through a programme or, when given complete, may even be played in a different order.
Written for one of the UKs foremost High School bands True’s Yard draws on folk songs collected by Vaughan Williams at Kings Lynn in 1905. Three vibrant movements exploring a fanfare-like
Cedric Thorpe Davie studied under Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gordon Jacob and later with Kodaly in Budapest. His compositional style is unequivocal in it's tonality, a style and craftsmanship he readily
Simply one of the masterpieces of European wind music, now available complete (including the notorious March) in a definitive, practical edition with Wengler's original scoring and final revisions. In seven
Five contrasting movements for sixteen players form a sparkling suite of miniatures celebrating different aspects of the play of light and shade. Each cameo is a triumph of deft, transparent scoring and
The inspiration for War of the Worlds came from the celebrated novel about a possible Martian invasion by the former Bromley resident, author H. G. Wells. It is a large scale 20 minute work in
A musical tour de force of symphonic scope and resource that shows the composer’s understanding of what the medium is capable of and exploring it brilliantly. Making very few technical compromises,
This immensely practical score intended for intermediate players has a real identity of its own. Shorter and less strenuous than its 'big brother', it does share some of its material, structure and
Written for Allan Jones and the Werneth Concert Band, this jaunty, bubbling five movement suite presses all the buttons. A Miniature March, a Sad and Sentimental Waltz, a Skittish
Written for a county youth band, Wood’s unerring ability to convey atmosphere is everywhere to be seen in this remarkable work, a true symphony in every sense. From the foreboding of its prelude, the
"Not short on colour, flamboyant flourish, contrast, reflection, passion and celebration, he explores the darker Machiavellian side (of Venice): the hidden face behind the mask and the dungeons deep beneath
A work to make new friends for wind music with its ravishing orchestration, rhythmical nuance and vibrant, lucid textures. Carroll’s keen ear for sonority, stylish elegance and quality of ideas are a
Commissioned by a consortium of American High Schools and tailored to the needs and abilities of their young players, Woodscapes is performable by as few as 16 players. Its ever changing moods
Named after the livery of the "official" Nairobi taxi service, this high-octane display of pulsating rhythm, quirky melodies and sudden contrasts exploits all timbral possibilities of the wind orchestra to
Yiddish Dances has proved to be one of the most popular works for winds written during the 20th century. It was conceived as a piece for Symphonic Wind Orchestra in 1998 and is dedicated to Timothy
Two movements: Parade - Fantasia. The Z word refers to fraternal twins, two creatures from the same egg that divides and is fertilized in two directions. The idea describes the basic relationship