Concert and Contest Band Music

A rifacimento is a remake of a literary work or musical composition to reflect a change in the circumstances of the time or an interpretation from a new perpective. In this work, the "rifacimento" occurs

This exciting work is a rousing conclusion to the composer's To the Moon and Back suite, featuring satisfying dissonances and energetic melodies. Correlates with Tradition of

And They Flew, Earthrise, and Hypersonic comprise the composer's To The Moon and Back suite. This intense work with stately melodies over a rhythmic and

Excellently scored, this work provides the opportunity to study, develop, and perform several basic skills such as tone quality, intonation, small ensemble playing, balance and blend, cut time, and a

The melody is written with the first six notes found in Tradition of Excellence, Book 1. As the title suggests, this is an excellent year-end piece and a way for younger musicians to say goodbye

This exciting work was written to illustrate the many different cycles we all experience in our daily lives, some we're not even aware of but that affect us almost constantly. Some cycles follow prescribed

In this brilliant adaptation of Bach's famous fugue for concert band, the themes are passed around to all members of the band and include some solo opportunities (with cross cues). Limited percussion

Written to teach syncopation across the middle of the measure, all parts have modest ranges, and care is taken with clarinets crossing over the break. Every section gets the melody at some point, and any

Playing on the words of Tim Mahr's name inspired the composer to write a rollicking "Ma(h)rch" alternating between 4/4 and 6/8 "Tim(e)."  Embedded within the trio section are references to several of

This beautiful work completes a trilogy honoring great African Americans: civil rights heroine Rosa Parks (A Movement for Rosa), Martin Luther King, Jr. (Homage to the Dream), and Pearl

A picturesque depiction of several areas of interest in and around the town of Rochester, New York. Evoking images of a bustling cityscape, a reverent memorial to veterans using patriotic songs, the mystery