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Orphaned toys come to life in this eerie tour of an abandoned toy store. The work opens and closes with Victor Herbert's dreamlike Toyland as a Jack-in-the-box plays Pop Goes the Weasel.

The perfect selection for the first concert of the year, especially if it's a fall concert, this is an exciting, upbeat and fun novelty piece with a spooky flair.  It's a concert rondo that gives each

An exciting sci-fi adventure that tells of ancient aliens that visited Earth long before there was any intelligent life. Now they have returned, and they want to share many of their remarkable secrets

A concert work that incorporates electronic sounds that help to add to and extend the sound colors of the band instrumentation. The electronics include digitally altered piano sounds, percussive metallic

This delightfully tuneful selection brings back fond memories of summer camps and evening sing-alongs around the campfire. Beginning with the sound effects of a crackling campfire, the melody starts out

Subtitled Dance of the Volcano Goddess, this is an intensely evocative and dramatic work for young band. The piece incorporates a number of effects including chanting, clapping, driving

DEPTH brings listeners on a sonic journey into a private, aquatic realm. Beneath the surface of the ocean is a world of liquid beauty and grace hidden from our eyes and from our imagination. Even

This adventurous composition provides the opportunity to teach dramatic musical playing. Musically depicting a meteor event that occurs each day, very few notes are used and rhythms that are

Our planet's close encounters with Near Earth Objects (NEOs) provide the foundation for a truly unique piece for younger bands. Pulsating rhythmic patterns combine with melodic statements to create an

On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was the target of a devastating bombing that resulted in a terrible lose of life, including 19 children to whom this work is

Mysterious and intriguing ghost lights, also known as "will-o'-the-wisps" and "spook lights," have been reported around the world. The same air of mystery and suspense that surrounds these eerie events

This highly programmatic work tells the story of buccaneer naval warfare and the ghosts that linger to this day, haunting the seas and all who pass over them. After an evocative opening featuring numerous

This work utilizes the sound of a theremin, an electronic instrument often used in old science fiction and horror movies and the part is optional, doubled by instruments of the band. The