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
This lively melodic selection includes an infectious rhythmic groove that is sure to add variety to any young concert program. This engaging work gives most every section an opportunity to play catchy melodic ideas that weave throughout the band. This easily…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Peter Sciaino
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Screaming synthesizers, hand claps, & syncopated bass fill out the electronic accompaniment to this holiday favorite. The flexible band parts alone work great with or without the electronics, but don’t you want your audience to get up and dance in the…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Driving sixteenth notes in the hi-hat and thumping syncopation in the bass create the foundation over which Dvorak’s masterwork can shine. Alternating between double-time and half-time in the accompaniment, Kiefer’s brief 2-minute arrangement features a lot…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Ed Kiefer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Over the Rolling Downs evokes the images of gliding high above the landscape, following the contour of the lands that fall away below. Listening to the lilting contours of this music you can experience the feeling of freedom as you fly high above your…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Rock On! features a healthy blend of infectious drum grooves, unison rhythms, "copycat" dialogue between parts, a manageable introduction to syncopated patterns, and a variety of percussive sounds to explore.Program NotesRock On! features a healthy blend of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Kit Mills
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
It just so happens that "Supertoots" is the nickname we gave to our youngest daughter Gabby who is a budding young trumpet player (10 years old at the time of writing this piece) and who just loves tooting - especially on the high notes. One day we heard…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Patrick Broadbent
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Ghost of Tom is from England and has a creepy story. It's from a children's rhyme from the Dark Ages when a man named Tom was hung for murdering children and the villagers left his body hanging in the tree refusing to bury him so that his soul would never…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Anne Svendsen
Publisher:
Brolga Music