I Saw Three Ships • In the Bleak Midwinter
David Gillingham has masterfully merged the Christmas carols "I Saw Three Ships" and "In the Bleak Midwinter" to create an original, rollicking arrangement for wind band that students & audiences will find…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written in memory of two young men that lost their life too soon and inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem, Time’s Uncertain Wing takes the listener through several stages of grief. Gillingham effectively moves us from sadness and remorse to shock and denial to…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Filled with color, imagination, and adventure, Trailblazer, gives the brass and percussion their moment in the sun, leading the way in this bright, celebratory work for wind band.Program NotesTrailblazer was commissioned by the family of Edward Falls with the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Long noted for his craftsmanship and creativity in composing works for upper-level bands, composer David Gillingham has written a dynamic and musical piece at the medium level. Under the Magical Wing opens with a fanfare that seems to blossom from thin air,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Euphonium Feature
A standard solo and a mainstay for many competitions, Vintage combines Gillingham's intimate knowledge of how to write effectively for the instrument. This composition features wonderful soaring lines in the euphonium (ascending up to high C…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Concerto for Bass Trombone
Vital Signs of Planet Earth is a programmatic concerto for bass trombone that seeks to depict the “vital signs” of the earth as related to global warming. Global warming is scientific fact. The level of awareness about global…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Vox in Aeternum features the rich, dark low brass and woodwinds echoing the voices of a harmonious men’s choir in call-and-response with the upper woodwinds. The dramatic arc of the piece will take your breath away as it reaches the climax and retreats back…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A sensational work for advanced band, Waking Angels is everything you've come to expect from David Gillingham. Extensive use of the percussion section adds to the excitement created in the brass and winds. Complex rhythms and textures abound in this fantastic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Trumpet Feature
It is said that perhaps the greatest Americans are the ones who fought in the most intense and important battle of the 20th century, World War II. Honor those who died and those who survived the horrors with this masterpiece for solo trumpet…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
While the Dew is Still on the Roses is based on two lovely old hymns that were played at a memorial service, In the Garden (words and music by C. Austin Miles), and Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling (words and music by Will Thompson). The overall mood of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications