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Commissioned by the WASBE Schools Band Network consortium of over 60 enterprising individuals and organizations. For three years New Zealander Christopher Marshall lived in the idyllic surroundings of

Master Humphrey's Clock was inspired by the weekly periodical produced by Charles Dickens in which appeared a miscellany of short sketches. Malcolm Binney's work was commissioned for the Kent

A striking concert overture displaying Binney's clean, idiomatic scoring, fertile melodic imagination, and ability to engage player and listener alike. A piece to extend the techniques of reasonable players

Gareth Wood's often dark depiction of the festivals of the Celtic year is powerfully scored to capture the mystery, magic and menace with gripping effect. The sense of atmosphere has enormous and sustained

Wilby in smiling mood: zestful, airy and contemplative. The sun shines on soaring phases, piquant sonorities and gently astringent rhapsodic freshness. This three movement concerto has an unsentimental

A traditional three movement concerto written specifically for (but without compromise) a capable but non-professional soloist and a reasonably able wind orchestra.

An exciting first

Here it is, hold on to the roof!

In 2008, after persuasion by Tim Reynish, the composer agreed to the release of this special movement as a separate work. It's scoring has not been tampered with in any way and is noticeably that of a Big

A warm-hearted, atmospheric evocation of his native countryside and culture by one of Ireland's best-loved composers. Chamber music textures alongside powerfully scored episodes give even modest bands a

Real music suitable for bands of modest abilities, in which Binney has employed his gifts of lyrical melodic invention to produce a miniature tone-poem of warmth and appeal. Everything lies beautifully

The Four Rossetti Songs were conceived as a sequel to Basford's large-scale cantata Night Journey. However, unlike Night Journey each of the four songs can be performed

Bohemian Revelry is a tribute to the verve and vigour of the music of the people of the Czech Republic. It is also a celebration of the artistic and social freedom of people without ties or

A high-spirited single-movement ideal as a rousing concert opener or finale. Selective cross-cuing makes it available to a wide range of bands, and while it is eminently practicable for even fairly average

The commission for London Pageant came as a request for a "British Concert March in the great tradition of Walton and Elgar". A stirring start to any concert programme this deftly scored work full

Holst's first original work for wind band, a march he later used in his Second Suite in F, here presented in a new (2005) user-friendly edition combining authenticity, accessibility and

A New Songs Measure was commissioned by the Association for Music in International Schools, an organisation dedicated to giving young people opportunities for musical performance. Carroll's

The Great Paris Exhibition introduced western Europe to Eastern culture, and gave Saint-Saens the idea for this splendid March. It combines the fluency, freshness and craftsmanship of his best writing with

An exuberant, big tuned opener celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. Fast moving with a witty, sunny ambiance and martial references to English patriotic song, Ouverture

Progressing majestically from a powerful, thoughtful opening to a brilliantly triumphal finale, this is a masterly exercise in rich sonority and subtle melodic development. A deeply satisfying, uplifting

Bohemian Revelry is a tribute to the verve and vigour of the music of the people of the Czech Republic. It is also a celebration of the artistic and social freedom of people without ties or

Hurrah! A piece where the lower grade bands can really show off. Brief, bursting with life, a great concert opener, closer, encore piece and all-round spirit-raiser. 'To declaim, recite theatrically, preach

The term "recollections" can be understood in at least two ways. On the most basic level, it means "memories". However, there is also the deeper and more constructive way to recollect than merely to

The tragedy which struck Aberfan in the mid sixties will never be forgotten, claiming the lives of one hundred and sixteen children and twenty eight adults. Martin Ellerby's elegy is an epitaph and memorial

Bohemian Revelry is a tribute to the verve and vigour of the music of the people of the Czech Republic. It is also a celebration of the artistic and social freedom of a people without ties or