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Jennifer Jolley's Ash is a reflection on the composer's memories of ash-fall.

"I never saw snowfall as a child growing up in Southern California; it was more a phenomenon

This short fanfare for 5-part flexible ensemble and 3 percussionists offers young players the exciting opportunity to play loud and proud! The piece's simple orchestration and short duration means that even

In the summer of 2018, I rented a tiny house for a personal composition retreat in the town of Fairfield, Iowa. I brought along a keyboard and laptop, and spent most of the time playing around with shifting

Brazilian composer Ricardo Silva takes you on an upbeat, exciting dance tour of Brazil in this short and sweet piece for FLEX ensemble.

Brazilian composer Ricardo Silva takes you on an upbeat, exciting dance tour of Brazil in this short and sweet piece for FLEX ensemble.

Kevin Day's Dancing Fire is an energetic piece that celebrates the joys of playing in band.

"When I was writing Dancing Fire, I wanted to write a piece for my high school band program and

I grew up in Florida and never experienced the harshness or the beauty of winter until I was in my 20s. Now that I have lived farther north for over a decade, I still look forward to seeing the first

Ennio Morricone, OMRI (10 November 1928 – 6 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for

The idea of our world being at peace is as old as the world itself. Since the beginning of time there has been some sense of difficulty between human beings. In the beginning we know that Cain and Abel

I'm so lucky to live in a cute cabin in the middle of a coffee estate outside Coatepec, Veracruz. During the flowering season of coffee all plants are filled with beautiful small white flowers that remind

Amber Sheeran's Found in a Gardner's Shed is a fun and unique percussion-centric work, featuring common gardening items.

"The opening movement, 'Terracotta Toccata', features those

"Havana is a 7.5-minute work that is heavily influenced on Cuban music, rhythms, and percussion. I wanted to highlight different dance genres such as Salsa, Mambo, and Cha-Cha, while also making

This simplistic, stunning piece for 4-part flexible ensemble and percussion bring the audience straight to the gates of heaven with a series of bold fanfares. The piece’s straightforward arrangement

"Based on rhythmic and melodic cells, this works pays tribute to Terry Riley’s In C. What if Terry Riley met Miles Davis while vacationing in Cuba? Well, it might sound like this. The work is

This piece by Israeli composer Boris Pigovat takes the essence of Astor Piazzolla's famous concert tango music and encapsulates it in this approachable homage for FLEX ensemble.

A tarantella is a fast and furious traditional dance that supposedly will help drain the venom after someone is bitten by a tarantula. While this emergency therapy is not very effective, the dance is a

Jesu dulcis memoria, originally composed for voices, is a motet arranged for flexible winds and strings.

- Program Note by

Last Stage to Red Rock was taken from the first chapter of Quentin Tarantino's film The Hateful Eight. In this scene, Major Marquis Warren, O.B. Jackson, John Ruth, Daisy Domergue, and the

Lichtweg/Lightway is a wind ensemble pieced based on the Keith Sonnier's light installation in Connecting Level 03 in Terminal 1 at the Munich Airport. Bright fluorescent neon lights line the walls

Lookfar: Chorale for Ursula is inspired by the imaginative works of Ursula K. LeGuin, one of America’s greatest authors of science fiction, fantasy, and young adult fiction who passed away in

Giovanni Santos' Lost in Tijuana brings the listener on and adventure into the composer's own dreams.

"I have a recurring nightmare where I’m lost in a distant land.

James David's March Tumbao is a new work for 6 part FLEX band. This Grade 4/5 band work explores Afro-Cuban rhythms in a traditional march form. The work provides band directors with the

Meditation on "Amen" was commissioned by Darby Stanton and the Ridgeview Charter Middle School Bands in honor of the retirement of Michael Gibson, director of bands. This piece is based on one of