Concert and Contest Band Music

Originally written for orchestra, Danzon No. 2 has enjoyed significant popularity on performance programs everywhere. The danzon itself was Cuban-born, from a natural synthesis of Spanish, British,

The joy the composer experienced while writing this very creative work comes shining through in many guises as the work unfolds. A meditation on the creative process, it progresses through four major

A stirring chorale prelude in Smith's grandiose style that even offers optional audience participation. Great fanfares help to make this a real crowd pleaser!

Original version. Absolutely fascinating! The composer has created a work that combines his love of jazz and the blues with his own contemporary style. Although there is a strong allusion to the blues and a

This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The piece was inspired by the classic Rudyard Kipling poem White Seal. Magical!

This is aptly subtitled as it is indeed a major work of substantial content in a two-movement setting. Using the hymn Give Us This Day, Maslanka has constructed a work both expressive and powerful