Like a wind-up watch losing the ability to keep time, Wind Down begins with lively, upbeat material before gradually calming down into a slow coda.Program NotesThe concept behind Wind Down was my desire to take a common structural model and turn it upside…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wind Turbines by Daniel Chisham is a fun and energetic piece that draws upon polyrhythms and innovative percussion techniques. Inspired by the wind farms of Western Oklahoma, it contains rich imagery through the use of variations in texture and mood. Your…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Daniel Chisham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Hoedowns, square dances, still and starry nights on the prairie, and horses galloping on the plains. Be transported to the prairies with this accessible work for concert band. Built in two contrasting sections, Fisher provides ample opportunity for all to…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dennis W. Fisher
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Composed while Fernandez was studying in London, England, Windsor Processional was written on the occasion of his brother's wedding. This lovely piece features memorable melodies and counterlines that are passed around the ensemble giving equal opportunities…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Charles Fernandez
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Experience a sense of the great prairie city of Chicago and its life in Windy City. From the dawn at the Lakefront to the “Silicon Prairie,” from the City Grid set among its massive stonework architecture, to the trains that tie everything together, Chicago…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Reber Clark
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wings Across America unfolds as a dramatic musical narrative of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (WASPs). Following a celebratory fanfare, the work dramatically turns to America at war, occasionally weaving "The Air Force Song" into the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Winter Light powerfully evokes the many kinds of light found in the darkness of the winter season. Each section depicts a different winter scene: a crisp December sunrise; the gleam of sun on freshly fallen snow; the warm glow of roaring fire; and the child-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Matt Wasson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written in honor of the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, Cichy's Wisconsin Soundscapes opens with a stately trumpet fanfare, then moves into a Copland-esque folk song romp tinged with toe-tapping rhythms and hummable melodies.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is exhilarating! With Heart & Voice begins with a feeling of reticence and apprehension, and works through many emotions, finally growing into celebration with joyful and dramatic exuberance. What better way to celebrate than with our hearts and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With Wings Like Eagles is a ceremonial march that offers an alternative to the traditional processional for graduation or other ceremonial occasion. The writing is scored to allow for breaks from playing, especially in the brass. The structure of the march…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Greg Danner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications