The Ballad of the Spanish Cavalier is based on a 19th Century American Folk Song. This composition tells the story of a young cavalier. Opening with all the bravado we expect from a young man in
Bringing together and celebrating both the storied past and bright future of music at Cambridge, this piece was commissioned to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the University of
Civil Rights was written for the Mid-Atlantic Wind Symphony for a concert in 2013. The piece focuses on the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s monumental rise to become a major
From Dante's pen comes many of our popular conceptions of heaven and hell, morality and immorality, so vividly and compellingly as they are crafted in his work. Dante Ascending by Brandon Nelson
This holiday triptych features three of the most loved angel Christmas carols: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Angels from the Realms of Glory and Angels from on High. The selection opens
In Horseshoe Curve, as a westbound passenger train enters the Curve, a rider's imagination takes him to the Curve’s construction during the early 1850s. Amid the rhythmic clicking of train
This march comes from von Suppe's operetta Boccaccio. Premiered in 1879, this operetta is still performed today and has been staged by some of the greatest opera companies in the world including the New
Knowing that this piece was going to be performed by young students, I wanted to give them the opportunity to share in the creative process of writing this piece. I had Mr. Ryan Addair (the conductor of the
This piece pays tribute to milonga, a musical style that began in the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay and dates from around the 1870s and eventually evolved into the dance music of the
Mockingbirds live throughout most of the U.S. and in parts of Canada and Mexico and it also happens to be the state bird of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Florida. Inspired by the
Composed in 1902, National Emblem is by far Edwin Eugene Bagley’s most recognizable marches. Since its original publication in 1906 the piece has been performed at countless civic and
Quintapade is an exciting composition by Arthur J. Michaels. Following a 5-measure introduction, the listener hears a sentimental, legato melody that flows lyrically through the first section. Then
Each year Austrians ring in the new year with a performance of Johann Strauss' Radetzky. Composed in 1848 and dedicated to the military commander Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, this march became
Russian Folk Songs takes the audience back in time to the beauty of old Russia. This medium-easy piece for Concert Band is written in three contrasting movements, each featuring a different Russian