Banish the Moon is a musical description of a magical sunrise. It begins in the dark with the sounds of crickets and frogs calling softly. The tune in the clarinet and flute brings in the first hints of light. Instruments are introduced as the light grows and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
When I was growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980’s my family’s favourite place to picnic on a sunny weekend was Bellbird Grove in the D'Aguilar National Park. As I child I found it to be a magical place with a bushwalk that led to an abandoned goldmine…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
At a time when the UK is gripped by turbulent times British composer Michael Brand has taken themes from Holst’s Jupiter from his ‘Planets’ Suite (including the patriotic ‘I vow to thee my Country’) and created a new musical context for them. Rhythmic and at…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Michael Brand
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on a Scottish folk melody, Michael Brand's idyllic yet dramatic My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose is a great fit for any concert!Program NotesAccording to the British Library, the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) contributed many songs to James…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Michael Brand
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Obi Obi Creek meanders through the picturesque town of Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland. On its journey to the Mary River, it pours through Gardener's falls and past tranquil pockets of rainforest and pasture on its way to Lake Baroon…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Pinwheels and Spinning Tops captures musically the playfulness of these revolving toys and the spontaneity of childish delight as colours whirl through hypnotic optical illusions. Keeping a forward momentum, as the Pinwheels and Spinning Tops are set in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Soren Bushi is a traditional Japanese fishing song originally used to keep the fishermen in time together as they send the boats out to sea, haul the nets, fold the sails and load the catch. With the lyrics coming from an old fishermen's dialect from the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music