Bands at all levels will want to consider programming this expressive work. A Basque Lullaby's flowing melody is first presented by woodwinds in the opening with brass and percussion gradually blending into the tonal fabric. Wonderfully lyric with a memorable…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally composed for choir, this gorgeous, heart-wrenching work features lush harmonies, memorable & lyrical melodies, and requires a great amount of sensitivity & finesse.Program NotesProgram note from the original choral piece:In early October…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This theme and variations on the hymn tune 'Grafenburg' takes the listener on a journey through many styles and moods, including a vigorous barn dance, a dreamy lullaby, a blustering sea chanty and triumphant fanfares. Well-known for his choral works, Forrest…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Expressively textural in one moment and relentlessly groovy in the next, It Flows is a challenging and varied work for marimba and alto saxophone that includes polyrhythmic textures, exciting hocketed lines, and soaring saxophone melodies. The constantly…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dan Forrest's lush and majestic setting of the ever-popular "America" will take your breath away. Originally arranged for choir and wind ensemble for the United States Air Force Academy Band, this arrangement is infused with color and vibrancy, fully…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Optimal Damage is an exciting percussion quartet for accessible instruments. Solo/duo opportunities take place over a groovy backbone, including wood block “snare breaks” and polyrhythmic illusions that create a fun challenge for both students and seasoned…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally composed as a choral prayer for peace and wholeness during the events of 2020, Shalom alternates between sections of very simply melody floating over gentle accompaniment with polyphonic refrains featuring whispers of the word "peace. No matter how…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The first movement of Sonata for Trombone & Piano contrasts an angular, aggressive theme with a more lyrical theme. The second movement presents a long-breathed lyrical melody that unfolds farther and farther with each repetition. The third movement is a…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Sonata for Violin & Piano opens with a brooding theme in the first movement, moves on to an aggressively energetic scherzo in the second movement, a romanze with long lyrical lines, and closes with a relentless, furious tarantella.Program…
Style:
String
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications