Percussion Section Feature
Using a large percussion ensemble as its "soloist", the Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble is a heavy hitter for 9 percussionists. Cast in several sections, this work usually pits the soloists against the ensemble. An opening…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title says it all. This chart takes energy and intensity to the next level with a fast swing tempo, pedal point chord changes, and plenty of power brass section writing. Drums are featured throughout the chart, including a 32 bar solo section punctuated…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Fast & furious, Bruce Yurko's Intrada for Wind Ensemble is full of excitement with a range of moods and colors. The demented ostinato in the low woodwinds and low brass help keep the piece driving from beginning to end.Program NotesFast & furious,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
From the imagination of Robert "Beto" Skiles, this chart shows off the stylistic spectrum and musicianship of your band. Opening with a piano/gtr montuna riff that is quickly picked up by the horns, we’re soon presented with a lively melody and contrapuntal…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Robert Skiles, Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Dedicated to James Croft and commissioned by the Vernon Township High School Wind Ensemble (Donald Magee, conductor), Bruce Yurko's Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble is a spirited work that features fast and furious interchanges between the bombastic percussion…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Everybody knows that one person in their life, a loose cannon that could go off at any time in any direction. This postmodern minor blues is dedicated to just such a person. The melody is a little off, the form is a little off, and the a capella "space cadet…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Swim at your own risk! This is a high energy samba that explores the undersea dominion of the shark. The melody is stated in the trumpets and altos with aggressive background figures setting the mood. As the trumpet solo unfolds the sharks gather, snapping at…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
To Build a Bond So Strong is a duet for Vibraphone and Alto Saxophone that was written to celebrate the wedding of two of the composer’s friends. The piece explores the many beautiful timbres that come with blending the two instruments together, paralleling…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Josh Spaulding
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications