Concert and Contest Band Music

Premiered at the 2023 Midwest Clinic and featured at various 2024 state MEA conferences, this authentic Afro-Cuban work weaves gorgeous melodies into a carefully written rhythmic tapestry that makes it

This reverent and harmony-rich setting uses a theme from Joachim Neander to full effect. A wealth of musical opportunities for your ensemble and wonderful moments for your audience. 

Powerful, dramatic, and adventurous, this incredible work for concert band is full of grand melodies, layered textures, and interweaving rhythms that create nonstop energy for the entire duration. Perfect

Bring bombast and excitement to your concert program with this lively, rhythmically driving piece inspired by the epic flood of the Noah's Ark tale! Flexible instrumentation arrangement.

Exciting and dramatic, this work depicts the building of a wicker man and its subsequent burning. With a sinister melody and tarantella-like rhythms, the piece ends with the vivid image of the wicker man

Reflect on our world and our very way of life with this deeply introspective ambient piece. Its spiritual energy is only matched by its profound harmonic resonance and unique ensemble colors. Flexible

Inspired by the time that Gershwin spent in Paris, this jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) evokes the sights and energy of the postwar French capital during the Années

How do you describe music combining elements of bluegrass, jazz, funk, blues, and just about everything else in between? "Blu-bop!" To further diversify this veritable hodgepodge of styles, it is 

Taking the concert band on an exciting new journey, this vibrant work features lush romantic melodies and utilizes independent parts alternating with unison writing to drive forward to a brilliant

This stunning original work for wind band is filled with energy, excitement, and life. An ideal opener for your next concert!

Composed in 2005 for Solowerke fur Wettbewerb (Solo Pieces for Contests) in Austria, this rhapsody starts rather unconventionally with a cadenza that leads to a lyrical andante in the classic A-B-A

Reflect on our world and our very way of life with this deeply introspective ambient piece. Its spiritual energy is only matched by its profound harmonic resonance and unique ensemble colors.

Written as a companion piece to Stranger at My Door, this work celebrates Peg Bowden, a resident of southern Arizona, and her incredible life rendering aid to migrants. Memorable melodies float

This sophisticated and colorful work commemorates the composer's student teaching experience. Grand orchestrations and celebratory flourishes lead to an emotionally descriptive finish characterizing the end

A companion piece to Border Dance, this work is written in memory of Peg Bowden, a resident of southern Arizona, who was active in groups assisting migrants by providing food, shelter, clothing,

Unleash the spirit of adventure and embrace the wild beauty of the Alaskan wilderness. Inspired by the legendary Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, this stirring musical journey is a testament to the human

The third and final piece in the "Magnolia Star" trilogy, this cinematic work depicts a nighttime train ride from New Orleans to Chicago. Inspired by the blues scale and the American railroad, the piece

This breathtaking work for SATB choir and wind ensemble quotes from the writings of St. Catherine of Siena: "You are an ever-burning fire; you are a fire which drives away all coldness and

Composed for piano in 1915 and transcribed for chamber orchestra two years later, this piece comprises seven folk dances from Transylvania, now part of Romania (the last movement consists of two melodies

This powerful work captures the perceived immensity of the influential people in our lives and the sense of energy we experience in their presence. Opening with awe and admiration, a quasi-concerto for wind

A high-energy opener - effective syncopation and fresh tone colors create a perfect opener to showcase your advanced concert band's ability!

Bring bombast and excitement to your concert program with this lively, rhythmically driving piece inspired by the epic flood of the Noah's Ark tale!