Concert and Contest Band Music

This may be the most recognized song in the English language. As part of the Melody Mine series, it includes a full band arrangement for celebrating birthdays throughout the year. It allows all students to

Originally written for organ, this thoughtful and expressive work adapts perfectly for four-part flex band. Whether performing with four players or a full wind ensemble, the long, cantabile melodic lines

This highly evocative work invokes the air of exotic mystery that surrounds the art of snake charming.  An eastern scale, very colorful percussion writing, aleatoric techniques, and an optional loud or

A perfect introductory march for beginners. Utilizing limited ranges and rhythmic content, this piece depicts a pleasant group of children walking in the countryside. The march style reflects the spirit and

There is much to enjoy in this intense and high-energy work for elementary bands. Very strong and accessible melodic content along with lots of great percussion writing - and even some handclapping - make

This four-movement work is a celebration of conductors and the gestures they use to communicate. After an opening of warm-up sounds, an exciting mixed-meter movement ensues, followed by a Grainer-esque

Inspired by quotes from three profound speakers and activists - Desmond Tutu, Helen Keller, and Martin Luther King, Jr. - Finding Hope takes you on a journey from uncertainty to hope to

Audiences will think your young players have far more years of experience when they hear this piece performed. The original and dynamic composition for beginning band begins with a quiet introduction

This staple of the piano repertoire is now available in a wind band transcription by Marc Oliver. The full score is arranged so that the pianist may use his own copy of the score, or play from memory.

In 2013, the wreckage of a schooner named Atlas was discovered in Lake Ontario, having sunk during a violent storm in 1839. You can re-create the events of this historic event through the descriptive music