Concert and Contest Band Music

This is the famous Pachelbel Canon... even though it isn't! The music borrows freely from Pachelbel's melodies and infinitely maintains the repeating eight notes of the bass line, but unlike a

Looking for a great concert opener? This short, highly animated fanfare packs a lot of excitement into a small amount of time. Great thematic writing, powerful brass chords, soaring horn lines, sweeping

This concert band arrangement of the well-known shaker tune Simple Gifts gradually builds to a heroic climax and explores some interesting timbral effects along the way created by physically

This beautiful and frequently performed lullaby is thought to be of African American origin. This delicate and lush setting for concert band will stretch and showcase your ensemble's... view details

Looking for something fun to play? The Band Played On was arranged specifically for municipal bands to offer the audience an opportunity to stand and join the band in a sing-a-long. The work is

This work is well suited for smaller instrumentations and will give your students a great insight into organ preludes. It could be used as a performance piece or an excellent work to warm your students up

Early American folk tunes and composed hymn tunes provide delightful, spirited melodies which offer present-day opportunities for exploration of new harmonies and rhythms. Oliver Holden's hymn

This classic funeral march, rescored for concert band, provides a rewarding musical challenge as well as a deep emotional response from both musicians and audiences. The dramaticism, when tastefully

Looking for something fun to play and sure to be a crowd pleaser? This is a historically "American" work, written by a German immigrant composer, and dedicated to an American president. Put this on your

An exciting work for advanced concert band. This single-movement composition is divided into four scenarios which the composer calls "stories without words," suggesting romance, comedy, adventure, and

This descriptive work combines the sounds of birds and babbling water in its portrayal of a small country chapel in central Virginia. There are light moments where woodwinds play and times when dark