Taken from the original version for Jazz ensemble by David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold has realized it for the young string orchestra. It is a bluesy, swinging chart with lots of tutti rhythms making this an excellent choice for a young ensemble just…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
David Samuel, Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
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
Brave Fires, featuring Drum Set, is a cool and fun new work about a serious subject. Composer Caryn Wiegand Neidhold writes “Brave Fires honors the families impacted by devastating forest fires in Northern Nevada and Northern California and recognizes…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Jam among the stars with Galaxy Jam, an inventive rock take on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in E minor. The jam section encourages your students to be creative with instrument percussion improv and solos with suggested notes.
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Caryn Wiegand Neidhold
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
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
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
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