Based on Ralph Vaughan Williams' hymn tune Sine Nomine ("without name"), One True Life reflects on & depicts the stages of grief - from sorrow to anger and eventually to joy and adualtion.Program NotesOne True Life was written in loving memory of Frances…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Over the Sparkling Sea is a jaunty 6/8 march (with a brief stint in 2/4) with a melody that is derived from an original song by Reber Clark.Program NotesWhen Scott Gumina, Director of Bands at Lisle High School of Lisle, Illinois, asked me to create a work…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Reber Clark
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Overture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band.Program NotesOverture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band.French composer Daniel-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Auber, L. Odom
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Before scientists could predict a total eclipse, there were many instances of madness and even death from the chaos caused by the sun disappearing. Path of Totality tries to capture the feeling the ancients must have felt seeing such an omen in the sky: the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the minimalism of Philip Glass, Pieces of Glass is a dynamic work for young band that takes listeners on a journey through delicate staccato iterations, and sweeping lyrical passages, and powerful chordal punches.
Grade Level: 3.5 Copyright: 2019…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Leslie Gilreath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Training for anything always takes a lot of repetition and starting over. So does Pumped. Training also takes enthusiasm. So does Pumped. The piece begins with a little back-and-forth motive that is the accompaniment for a call-and-response theme. Eventually…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Featuring a strong, driving pulse and folk-inspired melodies, Rainmaker depicts a rain dance - a ritualistic plea for increased rainfall in times of drought. The melodic lines ultimately give way to strong chordal structures meant to represent the arrival of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Peter Sciaino
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Refracted Moonlight is a masterfully crafted interpretation of motives & melodies from Debussy's "Claire de Lune" viewed through the filter of the octatonic scale. Although Cairns uses fragments of Debussy's piece, this is an imaginative, purely original…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Remembering a Friend was composed in memory of Leading Seaman Colin Hughes, Royal Australian Navy, who was tragically taken from us in September 2012 whilst on duty in Cairns, Australia. The piece opens by paying slight reference to the tune ‘The Watermill’…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martyn Hancock
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Salida Principio loosely translates to "exit principal," as the piece was written to honor a high school principal on her retirement. This dynamic work is a short overture with many rhythmic twists and pizzazz.
Grade Level: 4.5 Copyright: 2019 Number of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jack Stamp
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications