Concert and Contest Band Music

Bring a uniquely lilting yet haunting feel to your concert! This lively minor-key waltz brings an eerie scene to mind as creatures of the night dance until dawn. After a brief introduction where the dancers

The beautiful intermezzo, entitled My Bonny Boy, from Ralph Vaughan Williams' iconic English Folk Song Suite has been skillfully adapted into a Build-A-Band edition. This allows bands with

Take your performance to the next level with this engaging piece that features plastic cans and buckets, much like street performers in large cities. The musical dance group Stomp amazed audiences with

The simple and touching melody of this famous hymn is treated to lush harmonizations and searing emotion. The tune is presented three times, each time becoming more impassioned. Original material between

Fast and powerful, this work plays off a single motif that continues to build in energy to the very end. Soaring woodwinds trade off the motif while the warmth of the brass section

Open your next concert with brass fanfares and shimmering flourishes that will certainly have your audience wanting more! This heroic work sparkles with the excitement of unknown possibilities, building on

Brimming with tuneful melodies and rhythmic textures, this appealing concert work includes sections that exude feelings of confidence and pride as well as contrasting moments of quiet introspection. Well

This lyrical ballad in ABA form musically depicts the desire to return home. Presenting few rhythmic challenges, the ensemble can concentrate on the beauty of sound, balance, dynamics, phrasing, and

Open your concert with this short, exciting fanfare that features a multitude of percussion sounds and fast-moving asymmetrical rhythms. It fulfills the function of a good concert opener in that it's sure

Scored for four-part flexible instrumentation, this driving and intense work uses a recurring three-note theme and lots of rhythmic activity that provides nonstop action. A less rhythmic but just as intense

Combining flamenco, tango, and just plain fun, this rousing Spanish piece is sure to be a bright spot in any group's next concert. Written in D minor, it modulates approximately halfway through to a

Blast off! Open your elementary band concert with an adventure to the stars with this original work full of strong themes and exciting rhythms. Young players will reinforce ties, accents, staccato, and

A fun, fresh, and intense work built around a minor blues progression. All sections get significant thematic material including a great percussion break - and also get to reinforce elements of dynamics and

From the first notes, audience and musicians will be grabbed by the sheer intensity of this excellently scored piece. Great melodic structure covers the musical range of the concert band, and careful