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No. 1 in the collection Once We Believe In Ourselves is a reflective piece for SATB choir, piano, and optional flute (also available in SA). It is a level 3 piece and would be appropriate for high school or middle school choirs. The flute part would be performance accessible for high school or advanced middle school flute players, Optional cues for the flute are provided in the piano part.

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Arthur's Conquest is a republication of a dynamic original opener that has it all; powerful wind writing, driving percussion, interesting counterpoint, and great visual potential. It is truly stunning and exciting! This arrangement has expanded optional instrumentation that includes both treble and bass clef parts for Trombone 1 2 , and Baritone. It also has optional Alto Sax parts that double Trombone 1 2. All of which give the band director flexibility in covering all voice parts! The score is formatted for landscape octavo or executive size paper (flip folder size), and the parts are formatted for standard marching band flip folders.  Arthur's Conquest is also available with score and parts in 8.5 x 11 portrait format as well.

Arthur's Conquest

Marching Band Score & Parts Flip Folio Version

"In The Purple Chill" is a level 4+ piece for SATB a cappella  choir. It is an excellent work for high school, college, and community  choirs. "In The Purple Chill" is one of three pieces from a  collection using texts by Bliss William Carman (1861 - 1929).                Carman's poem, "At Sunrise" (1922) beautifully paints the picture  of the sun rising with all of its colors and glory, taking over the stars in  silence, as a new day is being created with all of its hope and splendor.  However, the full arrival of the day comes with pointed sorrows as the  splendors of the sunrise must gray and disappear. The piece is set using  shimmering harmonic colors to create a sense of peace and hopefulness for the  new day, and a tinge of sadness as the sunrise fades. The title is extracted  from the first line of the poem: "Now the stars have faded in the purple  chill."         Voice part recordings are available for purchase at  brianscottstorymusic.com.

In The Purple Chill (At Sunrise)

"Courageous Messengers of Light", a level 4+ piece for SSATB a cappella choir, is an excellent work for high school, college, and strong community choirs. It is one of three pieces from a collection using texts by Bliss William Carman (1861 - 1929). Carman's poem entitled "Fireflies" (1922) beautifully captures the image of the "courageous messengers of light" coming out at dusk in the meadow's seeding grass and floating in the sky as night arrives. He compares the sight to viewing the Pleiades and the beauty of the stars in a moonless night. The work begins with a soprano obbligato that evokes the images of the flashing, flickering, and glimmering of the fireflies as they float up into the night on "viewless wings". The harmonies chosen reflect the shimmering quality of the vista of the flashing lights in the night sky.Voice part recordings are available for purchase at brianscottstorymusic.com.

Courageous Messengers Of Light (Fireflies)

In The Arena is a 4+ piece for SSATB a capella choir. The text is a paraphrase of the famous excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt's speech 'Citizenship in A Republic', delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910, that has become known as 'The Man In The Arena.'  that contains wonderful harmonic colors. Practice voice part recordings are available for free by emailing brian@brianscottstorymusic.com.

In The Arena

"Whence Comes Peace" is a level 3 piece for SSA choir &amp;
  piano. It is an excellent work for advanced middle school, high school,
  college, and community choirs. It is one of three pieces from a collection
  using texts by Canadian poet, Bliss William Carman (1861 - 1929). This work
  is based on his poem entitled "Peace" (1922). There have been edits
  in the last lines, so the work could end with "who give their lives to
  love". Carman uses beautiful imagery of the sun setting over a forest
  valley, and the quiet and stillness "as sandalled dusk goes by" to
  frame the question "Whence comes peace?" The answer, given by
  "one beyond a name", is that "peace only comes to them who
  guard their lives from shame, holding truth for guide, and who give their
  hearts to love". It is a wonderful text that can be interpreted in many
  so ways. Whether as one approaches the evening of their life, wondering when
  life's peace will come, or one reflecting on the day just spent and what
  brings peace in each day. The text could be viewed in any one of various
  contexts for life, and is deeply needed to be heard today. Also available in
  SATB &amp; Piano voicing.

Where Comes Peace? SSA Choir & Piano

SSA Octavo

Gently Flows The Amber Grain is currently is included on the West Virginia and Virginia State Concert Band list at level 3, and on the Alabama concert band list as Class D. Lush, lyrical and gorgeous describe this broad, original tone poem. Your band will have the opportunity to concentrate on some very musical elements including phrasing, balance, blend and intonation, all the while creating a very moving musical work with an ending that swells to a grandiose finish. Grade 3-4. Free rehearsal aids, with score and parts for unison rehearsal work on difficult sections of this work are available by emailing brian@brianscottstorymusic.com.

Gently Flows the Amber Grain

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"Love of Our Soul" - words and music by Brian S. Story is a  gentle, simple song about the great gift of God's love, grace, and salvation.  "Our souls are formed to fit within his soul, for the garment of our  soul is His love." The accompaniment evokes a sense of loving peace that  builds to the texta "... through  His grace we receive eternal life", and then ends with the peaceful  restatement of God's love. "Love of Our Soul" would be appropriate  for use during any part of the liturgical year, and would be well suited for  weddings. It is available in six voicings: Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Alto,  Tenor, Baritone, and Bass. Downloads of MP3 recordings of the piano  accompaniment alone (for practice or performance) are available at:  https://www.brianscottstorymusic.com/vocal-solos

Love of Our Soul

Bass Solo

Climbing is No. 1 in the collection Moments Immortal, a collection of pieces set to texts by Amy Lowell. It is a level 3 piece for SAB Choir &amp; Piano and would be a great fit for middle school or young high school choirs. The text is about developing confidence through persistence resulting in achievement and thereby creating the successes of life (the town shining up there).  The apple tree is a metaphor for life and the boughs are the steps when climbed have no limits but the sky.

Climbing

SAB Octavo

Moctezuma's Better Brownie Batter (Mexican Brownies) is No. 4 in the collection of  songs written about special desserts. All of the texts for the collection were written by personal friend, Joe Finetti. It is a level 4 piece for SATB Choir and Piano and would be a great fit for high school, college, and community choirs. A tasty history lesson about how Mexican Brownies may have been created and how an ancient Aztec recipe may have come about. Practice voice part recordings are available for free by emailing brian@brianscottstorymusic.com

Moctezuma's Better Brownie Batter (Mexican Brownies)

The Trout is No. 2 in the collection Moments Immortal, a collection of pieces set to texts by Amy Lowell. It is a level 3 piece for SAB Choir and Piano and would be a great fit for middle school or young high school choirs. The text is a narrative between a child and a trout as the child tries to coax the trout out of its hiding place in a nearby stream. The child's questions lead the reader to believe they are of innocent curiosity and wonderment regarding the life of the trout. Soon, however, the reader discovers the motives are not driven by curiosity, but the child's frustrated desire to catch the trout.

The Trout

Dolcissima (Tiramisu) is No. 3 in the collection of  songs written about special desserts. All of the texts for the collection were written by personal friend, Joe Finetti. It is a level 4 piece for SATB Choir &amp; Piano and would be a great fit for high school, college, and community choirs. With apologies to Verdi and Puccini, Dolcissima is a tongue in cheek Aria of affection to Tiramisu. It is in the style of any great tenor aria of the romantic period with an outpouring of devotion for the most beloved, Tiramisu! Practice voice part recordings are available by emailing brian@brianscottstorymusic.com

Dolcissima (Tiramisu)

Opener, Concert, Production, Parade - Medium Level            This unique patriotic collage is sure to be a hit as part of any   performance. Containing America, Yankee Doodle, Shaker Hymn, America the   Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, and The Stars and Stripes Forever,   this one is sure to get the crowd out of their seats! (2:42).                    The score is formatted for landscape octavo sized paper, and the parts are   in the standard marching band flip folder size.                     America - Let Freedom Ring! is also available with score and parts in   8.5"x11" letter format as well.

America - Let Freedom Ring

Marching Band Score & Parts

Healthcare workers, teachers, mentors, scout leaders and grandparents are
  just a few of the everyday super heroes in our lives. This fanfare was
  written as a thank you to all the people who give their time to make our
  country the wonderful place it is! It includes optional narration which can
  be modified to meet your needs. The piece was originally written for marching
  band. This arrangement has been revoiced, and has concert percussion
  instrumentation.  Your ensemble and
  audience will enjoy this work as it will create a special moment in your
  concert.

Fanfare For the Everyday Super Hereos

Opener, Concert, Production, Parade - Medium Level  This unique patriotic collage is sure to be a hit as part of any performance. Containing America, Yankee Doodle, Shaker Hymn, America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the Republic, and The Stars and Stripes Forever, this one is sure to get the crowd out of their seats! (2:42).The score and parts are formatted for portrait 8.5A

America - Let Freedom Ring!

"The Lamb" is a beautiful piece level 5/6 piece for String
  Orchestra utilizing the Latin text to the Agnus Dei as a guide. The score has
  the English phrases of the Agnus Dei at the beginning of sections as a
  reference to what was the inspiration for that section (not included in the
  parts).

The Lamb

String Orchestra Score & Parts

Bumps In The Night is a piece inspired by my twin grandsons, Mason &amp;  Jack. We play a game they call "Monsters" a version of "Hide  &amp; Seek", the object being to try to scare the seekers! It is a  single movement piece that has two sections. The first being "Monsters:  In the Closet &amp; Under the Bed!", and the second "Fairies &amp;  Dragons: At Play, Dancing, In Revelry!". Both sections have opening  themes that are then developed throughout. "Monsters" begins with a  bold statement and contains many spectral musical effects. "Fairies  &amp; Dragons" starts with two beautiful playful themes, the first in  bells and vibraphone, and the second with solo flute, oboe, and clarinets.  Those themes are developed in a "Bacchanal" manner, starting with a  lilting dance like fugue that becomes increasingly frenzied and  fiendish!a Bumps In The Night is  multi-metric of which a majority is asymmetric. The work features full  concert band scoring with expanded percussion content which includes many  accessory instruments, and small and medium size metal pails to help with the  spectral setting. It is a level 5+ work for advanced high school, college, or  community bands.

Bumps In The Night

An American Suffragist Suite was commissioned by The Seneca Falls Community Band, Seneca Falls, N.Y. for their 25th anniversary. Seneca Falls, N.Y. is the home of The Women's Rights National Historic Park.  An American Suffragist Suite is level 5 medley of music sung and used in the First Women's Rights Movement (1843 - 1925).

An American Suffragist Suite

Fractals is a large level 5+ for symphonic band. It was commissioned by
  the University of Binghamton Symphonic Band, Binghamton, NY - Mr. Daniel
  Fabricius, Director. It is a single movement work that has four distinct
  sections, all of whose genesis come from a brass chorale (second section)
  which begins with low brass and horns, continues to woodwinds, and eventually
  is developed throughout the ensemble. The melodic material of Fractals is
  taken from the first two phrases of that chorale which is developed in many
  varied and unique ways. These include asymmetric meters and multi-metric
  sections. Fractals truly is a piece in the great symphonic band literature
  tradition, and has many wonderful moments right to the very end. It would be
  appropriate for advance high school, college, community, or professional
  concert bands, and is 10'40" in duration.

Fractals

The text is a paraphrase of the complete 1625 Thomas Ady prayer  ("Black Paternoster" or Night Prayer) from which "Now I Lay Me  Down To Sleep" was extracted. The piece also utilizes Mark 10:12, &amp;  Romans 8:17. The paraphrase removes some of the foreboding nature of the  original, and creates a more optimistic, uplifting prayer of God's love and  salvation. While the text utilizes what has become a "child's"  prayer, its origins were of adult use and is an appropriate text for all. The  paraphrased text emphasizes that salvation is provided through God's love,  and as the Kingdom of God belongs to the little children, if we are like  little children, we can be heirs of his glory and inherit salvation. Four  Angels Circle "Round My Head would be appropriate for use during any  part of the liturgical year, and is available in six voicings: Soprano, Mezzo  Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass. Downloads of MP3 recordings of the  piano accompaniment alone (for practice or performance) are available at:  https://www.brianscottstorymusic.com/vocal-solos

Four Angels Circle 'Round My Head

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