A Lo Menos Amemos is a work for winds, percussion, strings, and SAB choir based on a beautiful love poem by the Spanish poet Amado Nervo called "Amemos" (in English, "Let's Love"). The lyrics propose an optimistic outlook on life‘s uncertainties, proclaiming…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This arrangement of the traditional English Christmas carol The First Noel begins with the familiar melody set to jazz harmonies in a chorale style before moving into a medium-tempo jazz waltz. Students will have the opportunity to study standard jazz…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble, Flex Band
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the many haunted houses in the popular southern city in Georgia, Ghosts of Savannah is a tone poem that summons all the spirits of the city as they converge and stand atop the gravestones and stomp their feet in an effort to summon more spirits…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for a high school in Gillingham’s hometown of Rosendale, Wisconsin,Home Again reflects his memories of growing up there, fluctuating through reflection, nostalgia, and change.Program NotesHome Again was commissioned by Laconia High School Band, James…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Zimmy Shimmy is a medium-tempo swing chart in a bluesy setting. The bouncy melody requires students to focus on Big Band-style jazz articulations in order to achieve the intended feel of playfulness. An a cappella brass soli with tight harmonies leads to…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Stempien & Turner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications