You will definitely want to experience this advanced band work with your ensemble. Rhythmic and harmonic intensity mark this musical portrait of a witch from a dark forest who delights in terrorizing a

A fresh and very original take on a beloved Christmas melody - surprising touches in this arrangement include mixed meter, augmentation of the melody, rich low-register voicing of trumpets, and melodic use

The inspiration for this powerful wind ensemble piece came from the tragic events of the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This piece is a memorial work for one of the

This original work has a medieval sound. It gets its name from the West Highland Railway in Scotland that goes from the city of Glasgow north to the beautiful and scenic Highlands. The main theme, played in

Two parts of the ten-section piano masterwork Pictures at an Exhibition are presented here in a very playable string orchestra arrangement, including an abridged version of The Great Gate of

Bring a uniquely lilting yet haunting feel to your concert! This lively minor-key waltz brings an eerie scene to mind as creatures of the night dance until dawn. After a brief introduction where the dancers

A lively folk dance written for young orchestra musicians. The main theme is based on the eastern Kentucky folk tune Old Joe Clark, a song about a 19th-century Kentucky mountaineer. The piece

Imagine the easy feeling of a day at the beach, happily soaking in the sunshine! This delightful original piece uses rhythmic syncopations, percussion, and harmonies that evoke the feel of the

This slow, lyrical piece depicts the beautiful scenery of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and the feeling of leaving a place you really love. All sections have opportunities to play the melody, and the

Fanfare to Our Future is an ode to all the activities we were unable to enjoy and the people we were unable to see during the pandemic. It is a reminder not to take them for granted and to enjoy

This original piece is written in the style of a bourree, a type of dance from the Baroque tradition with a feel in two and which features frequent quarter-note pickups in the melody. This is

The "salley gardens" in Yeats' poem are thought to refer to the banks of the river at Ballysadare near Sligo. The opening introduces the melody, without harmonization, in octaves in the violins. In the

Take a ride in the country with this lively tune! Start out with a percussion solo, then a unison clarinet melody leads us along a melodic road, picking up the flutes on the countermelody. The brass 

Cleverly combining the holiday favorites We Three Kings and Carol of the Bells, this very accessible arrangement gives all sections the opportunity to perform the melody. The piece

The main folk-like theme undergoes a variety of moods as it progresses through time. It begins as a slow and mysterious ballad with harmonies of medieval origin. As the music continues, the theme transforms

Guaranteed to delight your performers and audience alike, this rousing arrangement of Joy to the World is combined with an original American hoe-down-style tune, providing a fresh setting of

This moving original work paints vivid images of a dark evergreen forest after a winter snowfall. A lyrical main theme in A minor transitions to a contrasting staccato middle section before returning to the

Grab your chaps, spurs, and boots for this upbeat, Western-themed Grade 2 piece featuring lively melodies for all, with teaching opportunities to reinforce accents, hooked bows, pizzicato, two-note slurs,

The four-note sequence C-D-F-E can be heard as far back as ancient plainchant, as in Josquin's Missa Pange Lingua. Mozart chose to use this same note sequence as the starting point in the exciting

This stirring minor-key work captures the longing in the human soul. Players will have the opportunity to refine tone and lyrical playing skills along with dynamics, tremolos, slurs, and dotted quarter and

The title says it all! This piece is an intense and driving study in sixteenth-note rhythms. Long legato lines over pulsing sixteenth-note figures along with a contrasting lyrical section utilizing con sord

Step into a creepy old mansion with this light and fun arrangement. A creepy melody based on easy rhythms along with colorful orchestrations such as dissonances, easy chromaticism, pizzicato, tremelos,

This classic work was extracted from a larger scored work that Joseph Haydn wrote while in the service of Prince Nicholas Esterhazy. The original work excludes the original wind parts, and playing the

The tranquil setting of this piece captures the peaceful solace of summer break that allows for a time of reflection. The gentle melody begins in the violins and gradually develops through changing textures