The holiday season is a time of joy, merriment, excitement, and traditions. One such time-honored tradition is the holiday string concert, which is often the debut performance for young musicians. This event is a celebration, not only of the holidays, but…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Matthew R. Putnam
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Every fall, flocks of up to a million starlings create fluid formations of wheeling and darting birds called murmurations. Composer Peter Terry depicts this sea of birds, whose beautiful, hypnotic motions move as a vast single cloud that can block out the sun…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Peter Terry
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Moonlit Skies is a dramatic work for beginning strings. Full of lush harmonies and lyrical lines, Moonlit Skies will stretch the musicality of young musicians. Ending solemnly, this work is a great addition to any concert.
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2019…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Sean O'Loughlin
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This is a creative rock piece at a solid 132. The rhythm section starts the chart setting up the main groove. The melody is first presented by Alto Sax 1 and Trumpet 2 before the ensemble joins with the “B” section. There is a punchy ensemble passage that…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
This swinging jazz waltz is a great change of pace chart. The tempo is a bright 172 with written solos provided for Tenor Sax 1 and Trumpet 2. There is a super ensemble section after the solos that features the band playing a grooving unison line.
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Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications