Banish the Moon is a musical description of a magical sunrise. It begins in the dark with the sounds of crickets and frogs calling softly. The tune in the clarinet and flute brings in the first hints of light. Instruments are introduced as the light grows and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Written in three sections in G major, Barrington is an exuberant piece in an Americana style. There are moments for each section of the orchestra to shine, two solo features, and sections of the composition for the full orchestra to come together for…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Alan Lee Silva
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
When I was growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980’s my family’s favourite place to picnic on a sunny weekend was Bellbird Grove in the D'Aguilar National Park. As I child I found it to be a magical place with a bushwalk that led to an abandoned goldmine…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A loving portrait of life growing up in the pastoral foothills of Northern California, Colors of Home conveys a warm Americana feeling, featuring beautifully nuanced melodic themes and carefully crafted harmonies.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2019 Publisher:…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Alan Lee Silva
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Dragons at the Drawbridge was written for Beginner Band Blitz, a city-wide workshop for first year concert band students in Brisbane. It is reminiscent of the many conflicts along the Welsh-English border during the middle ages, inspired by Mr Kucharski’s…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Paul Kucharski
Publisher:
Brolga Music
First Light has all the traits you have come to love from Alan Silva - Flowing, cinematic melodies and lush harmonies…and only in three parts! How does he do it!?
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2022 Publisher: Excelcia Music Publishing Series: Harmony String…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Alan Lee Silva
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The Obi Obi Creek meanders through the picturesque town of Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland. On its journey to the Mary River, it pours through Gardener's falls and past tranquil pockets of rainforest and pasture on its way to Lake Baroon…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This new work for string orchestra is exciting and lush! Alan Lee Silva makes an orchestra sound good, and Peripheral Visions is no exception. Soaring melodic lines and ample opportunity to work on light articulation abound in this wonderful new addition to…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Alan Lee Silva
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Pinwheels and Spinning Tops captures musically the playfulness of these revolving toys and the spontaneity of childish delight as colours whirl through hypnotic optical illusions. Keeping a forward momentum, as the Pinwheels and Spinning Tops are set in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tania Owens
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Primrose Hill is a little slice of home. Beautiful, soaring melodies and lush, full-bodied harmony makes the orchestra sound huge. Brilliant scoring, solo sections, and all other manner of technique make this not only a musical experience, but a great…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Alan Lee Silva
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing