The melodic 5-note title phrase of the classic hymn Blessed Assurance provides the starting point for Robert Thurston’s exuberantly creative riff on a beloved American religious tune. Thurston imbues the rhythms, harmonies, and textures of Assurance with a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Robert Thurston uses the U.S. Navy Hymn, Eternal Father, Strong to Save, as a starting point for his expansive Atlantic Rhapsody, using the tune’s melodic motifs to create moods ranging from reflective and prayerful to buoyant and adventurous. With his usual…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Written to reinforce light dynamics and delicate articulations, composer Robert Thurston has created a great piece that has all the quirky and masterful writing we have come to expect. Fugues, harmonic intrigue, and drama fill this sneaky new work for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The Legacy Solo Series contains masterworks meticulously edited by Josh Dampier and beautifully set. The series is overseen by one of the most popular composers of music for students today, Larry Clark. These solos are routinely found on many state festival…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jules Massenet, Josh Dampier
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
A New Day is meant to give you feelings of freedom, euphoria and everlasting joy that you feel in the morning. Sweet and honest, this piece has an almost chamber-music-like quality and ends very quietly and delicately.
Grade Level: 4 Copyright: 2004 Number of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Rebecca Anne Culp
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Robert Thurston’s Tower of Inspiration has something of interest for every young performer in your ensemble. A stately fanfare sets up a noble ceremonial march theme, and softer interludes provide dynamic and textural contrast. Throughout, the players will…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing