Here is a great piece for beginning bands on its own, but it has a pedagogical purpose as well. As the title implies, Sean O’Loughlin has built in rhythmic and tempo accelerando into the fabric of the piece.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2023 Publisher: Excelcia…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Commissioned by Blackburn High School Friends of Music for the Symphonic Band performance at The Midwest Clinic, International Band and Orchestra Conference 2017, Chicago USA. Based on the opening phrase of the Blackburn High School Song - Ad Lucem Crescimus…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Opening with a fantastic brass fanfare, the theme is carried through the woodwinds and supported by a bombastic percussion section. Pausing for a brief, tender woodwind section, the brass carry this work to it's exciting conclusion.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Antar, Antarah Ibn Shaddād al-'Absī, was a sixth century Arabian warrior whose life has been recorded in his poetry. A romantic; a man of courage and chivalry; a slave and a hero; skilled with weapons, horses and the language of poetry, this work Antar,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A powerful and thematic work, Breakthrough was inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall. The music composition utilizes brief fragments of the East and West German National Anthems for much of the work's nucleus. Also included as a motive for the work is the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A delightful suite based on a few of our favorite insects. The opening The Prelude suggests many of the creatures we regard as Bugs. The underwater beginnings of the Dragonfly cascade into a religious setting depicting the raying Mantis. Black Widow is set in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Bobbing along on the back of a Camel, the celebration and excitement of the journey across the desert to a beautiful oasis. The hot relentless sun and distant horizon over endless sand dunes. Ride along on the gentle swaying of camels as they tread the long…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This piece has plenty of musical inertia to make it a forceful and popular piece with your students and audience alike. Starting with a drama filled mysterious opening that leads to a powerful, up-tempo and rhythmic main section with interplay between the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A quick and to-the-point fanfare for your next holiday concert. It has hints of various popular carols wrapped in an energy infused fanfare in triple meter. Lots of poignant biting harmonies in the brass that leads to a satisfying conclusion.
Grade Level: 3.5…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Convergence is a two-and-a-half-minute tour de force for wind band. Musicians will be challenged and audiences will be inspired! Great for use as a concert opener or a fiery closing statement.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2019 Publisher: Excelcia Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing