Concert and Contest Band Music

This is a thrilling work that will engage both students and audiences from the start! The use of the harmonic major scale gives this work its Byzantine flavor while a full percussion section provides plenty

This beautiful and haunting piece, with lyrical melodies projecting strength and determination, is like a modern chorale with film score undertones, providing an opportunity for band members to focus on

This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer for your beginning musicians. Employing interesting melodies, full harmonies, and active rhythms, every instrumentalist gets an opportunity to play

This classic for your young concert band is now available to ensembles of all shapes and sizes. This setting of tuneful Irish melodies is available in a four-part flexible format plus percussion. A

This is a flexible arrangement of a beloved work by both band and choir directors alike. Arranged with maximum flexibility in mind, the work can be performed by any of the following ensembles: concert band

An exciting composition for the young concert band. Full of flair and the rhythmic motifs that we have come to love, composer Sean O'Loughlin has created a piece your students will want to play again and

The dragon dance is a traditional event in Chinese culture, especially during Chinese New Year celebrations. This flex version is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments - wind,

This musical homage to the Blue Ridge Mountains will be an instant hit! Written in the style of an Irish reel, this work reflects influences of bluegrass and even New Orleans march style. The fusion

The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the most powerful ever recorded. As the work opens, the music evokes the power and majesty of the great mountain. Boisterous percussion along with stomping and

Rescored for flexible instrumentation, this captivating musical celebration portrays the strength and energy of all the life in the jungle. The piece cleverly employs a melody that never changes throughout

This powerful work depicts the frantic voyage of RMS Carpathia racing to the aid of RMS Titanic. The whole band is involved in making the sounds of the ship, from the vibrating hull to the

The sense of peace and tranquility of twilight on a summer's evening inspires this lovely, lyrical offering. An excellent teaching opportunity for phrasing and expression, it provides a moment of contrast

A beautiful melody and lovely suspensions open this well-written work. Playful themes then set the tone for a bright allegro section. The two styles collide as the allegro abruptly ends and the opening

Dynamic and spirited, the bold opening quickly sets the stage for lush harmonies, driving rhythms, and a variety of tonal colors. An excellent way to announce the beginning of your concert while leaving

The Moors that occupied Andalucia for nearly 800 years contributed unique music and exotic dances to the culture of the region. With this inspiration, Victor Lopez produced an original composition that

This exciting and dramatic fanfare featuring triumphant brass and soaring melodies is a wonderful concert opener that will show off intermediate to advanced bands in a flattering way, will please audiences,

A flexible ensemble arrangement based on the second edition rescored by the composer, playable by any SSATB combination of woodwind, brass, and string players with optional percussion. Since its

A true concert band classic that explores the rich American folk style in two sections. The first has broad, moving harmonies under a melody reminiscent of Shenandoah, and the second a lively dance

Long revered as a master composer, the works of Gustav Holst transcribe wonderfully for the concert band. This flex arrangement contains the themes from Venus, the Bringer of Peace; Mars, the Bringer of

While many often underestimate the extensive colors, harmonies, and emotional ranges available to younger ensembles, this stunning lyrical work sets out to explore these very qualities and more. While

The beautiful blooms and gentle rains of spring are illustrated in this flexibly scored work for young band. Only six pitches are used for each instrument, but beautiful harmonies and colorful orchestration

Take a moonlit chase through a darkened forest in this haunting piece written in a galop-esque character that adds to the thrill. This thrilling work features dissonant harmonies, driving percussion, and

This is a short sequence of melodies inspired by the curvaceous, melancholic, and dangerous dance from Argentina that is the tango. The three brief movements can be played in any order, continuously, or