The dramatic overture from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" (the sixth most-performed opera in the world) is skillfully arranged for a large woodwind ensemble by Melanie Thorne. The thrilling and dramatic overture

Commissioned by the NFA's Low Flutes Committee for the 2017 NFA convention in Minneapolis, Senchuk remembered Lake Itasca, the reputed headwaters of the Mississippi River. The resulting piece for low flute

In the U.S., this hornpipe is most commonly known as the opening theme to classic Popeye cartoons. Across the pond, it is more closely associated with the British Navy. On Last Night at the Proms, the

In the U.S., this hornpipe is most commonly known as the opening theme to classic Popeye cartoons. Across the pond, it is more closely associated with the British Navy. On Last Night at the Proms, the

Premiered at the 2017 NFA convention, North Star Overture contemplates the night sky, as stars gradually appear as the light diminishes. A peaceful beginning gradually gains in joy and delight,

A delightfully melodic harbinger, Delius' on Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is a lushly beautiful pastoral work, with hints of cuckoo calls between instrument groupings. A peaceful, almost

Amanda Harberg's well-loved Prayer was originally composed in 2011 as a meditation on healing. The moving nature of the work's beautiful melody and harmony have led the composer to create a

William Boyce had the musical misfortune to compose largely between the time of Handel (Baroque) and the arrival of Haydn (Classical). With the advent of the Classical Period and its broad public

A composer, arranger, and master organist of the 18th century, William Boyce was popular n the English Baroque era. When the new music of Mozart, J.C. Bach, and others overtook the public ear, Boyce's works