A fresh and modern setting of this beloved lullaby featuring gentle as well as powerful counterpoint, rich harmony, sweeping woodwind lines, and soaring brass. Beautiful!
The music of Armenia, with its rich history of folk songs, has a fascinating uniqueness and distinctive flavor. This appealing setting uses five traditional Armenian melodies in a rhapsodic approach. Bold
This emotional work is an illustration of the months of autumn. The colorful orchestration alternates between hopeful and bittersweet harmonies as motives and melodies are passed around to all instruments.
This authentic work captures the spirit of Chinese music beautifully with the use of a pentatonic scale, a synthesized mandolin, and solos for flute and piccolo. Brave Spirit begins with a
Inspired by a high school student who found happy moments even in the face of cancer, this uplifting work combines engaging rhythms, energetic melodies, bombastic percussion, and hints of Beethoven's
A rollicking work that transports your musicians and audiences to a time when clipper ships sailed the seas. The quiet opening presents a picture of a peaceful sea which quickly erupts into an adventurous
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 wonderfully musical work for concert band based on the hymn My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. Some additional material has been included for transitions and unity which highlights the
This is a delightfully programmatic work meant to musically portray the characteristics of a kaleidoscope. Through this great writing, you will envision colors and patterns which are masterfully represented
This overture was written in memory of a beloved band director and reflects his dynamic personalty. The uplifting and inspired writing represents his many fine characteristics in classic ABA form.
Here is a piece for young band that uses careful orchestration, purposeful percussion, and lush harmony to provide many opportunities for artistic expression. It features reproducible parts and digital
Intended as a selection to prepare students for the more advanced folk suites available, this setting gives a stylistic nod to folk suites by Holst and Vaughn Williams while including some contemporary
Drawing on visual art, this imaginative suite of miniatures for young ensembles creates impressions of the colors on the color wheel in this. Electric Yellow buzzes with electricity, which gives
Using popular Scottish folk songs such as Scots Wha Hae; Comin' Thro the Rye; Clean Pease Strae and the very recognizable Scotland the Brave, composer Carol Brittin Chambers has crafted a
An homage to some of the great band composers of the past, this piece is given the distinct sound from the heyday of the band overture. Rhythmic low brass, soaring melodies, and a lyrical middle section
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!