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For wind ensemble. First printing. Written for and dedicated to the Southeastern Louisiana University Wind Symphony. Spiral bound score, 56 p.

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

Snaking through central Europe is a unique highway system called the Autobahn. What makes this highway special is the absence of speed limits. Your only hindrance is the performance ability of the vehicle

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

Explore the beauty of nebulas in outer space with this vibrant and energetic composition for beginning band. While there are moments when everyone is playing together, at other times melodic lines are

As I was beginning to brainstorm ideas for this piece, I stumbled across the title of a piece by famed Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla called Cafe 1930. I found the title immediately intriguing, and in

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

"A cipher is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption - a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure. This piece is in a compound meter called 6/8, which divides each beat

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

Commissioned by Derby Sixth Grade Center Bands to celebrate the success of the unique Derby Sixth Grade Center 1994-2015.

- Program Note by

This work is taken, and arranged from the third movement of my Three Latin American Dances for wind ensemble. It's composed in the style of a Mexican huapango. A fun, dance-like party full of

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

Glow was written rapidly in the summer of 2018 in only two weeks. For years I had imagined this work as bursting clusters. And when I sat down to write it, the music poured out of me. The work features

The title denotes a time when a person is happy or at peace. The work centers around major sevenths and warm colors to represent the warmth that love brings us. The introduction - which is sudden and

"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

Heartland Verses is a two-movement composition based on the works of lowa native and U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser. The first movement, "Flow, blue" is based on a short poem that describes the

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

Kevin Day's A Hymn for Peace is a calming and reflective piece for 4-part flexible ensemble, piano, and percussion. The piece offers moments of sparse, quiet texture contrasted with dramatic swells

"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.