BQE (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a lively shuffle-time blues (inspired by the bumps in the road of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in New York
Boy's Night Out (from the CD Turnaround recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is written in the style of Thad Jones. It's fun to play and is a sure crowd pleaser at concerts.
Carol of the Bells is a well-known classical Christmas composition of Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovich, arranged by Michael Treni (from the CD You Better Watch Out recorded by the
This arrangement of Danny Boy is a contemporary treatment of the4 Irish classic written for symphonic band. It featuyres rich harmonies and colorful orchestrations. Instrumentation includes
Forward Motion (from the CD Unity recorded by the Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra) is a funky pop feature to showcase the rhythm section, augmented by snappy rhythms in the horns. It
This arrangement of I Wonder as I Wander, the modern Christmas classic attributed to American folklorist, composer and singer John Jacob Niles, is written for symphonic band and chorus. It is a
Joyful, written for symphonic band, is based on the musical theme of Ode to Joy from the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This theme is set in a series of lively
Loco Latin Top is an arrangement of the Hebrew folk song, the Dreydl Song, written in a Latin-Jazz style. It is a transcription of the composer's original arrangement for jazz band,
March Trilogy is a suite of three marches for symphonic band, written in three styles: a military march, a chorale march, and a contemporary, dance-style, "hip-hop" march.
Minor Blues (from the CD Pop-Culture Blues recorded by the Micheal Treni Big Band) is a 12-bar blues in a minor key. Its chord structure employs a number of secondary-dominant
What is the World Coming To? (from the CD Boys Night Out recorded by the Michael Treni Big Band) is a 1970's rock Boogaloo that provides ample improvisational opportunities for alto sax,