SKU: CL.012-3233-01
An insipiring composition which features narration based on the story of how Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the famous carol, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day. The hand bell choir part (3 octaves) is totally optional, but gives the director a method of involving local hand bell choirs in the holiday concert. The narration is essential to the performance and also provides an opportunity to involve a local dignitary into the performance. Very distinctive and unique.
SKU: XC.DCB2007
UPC: 812598033175. 9 x 12 inches.
This piece was written to give your students confidence as they navigate uncharted territory in their own lives and studies. Written with the beginning band choirs in mind, Matt gives ample opportunity to explore the color of the band with tutti woodwind and tutti brass sections.
SKU: CL.012-4324-01
All sections of the band are featured in this arrangement for the holiday season. Following a full band introduction, individual choirs of the band present short holiday tunes. Each feature flows directly into the next giving the audience a prism musical experience. The full band returns to finish the performance in glorious celebration. Most of this arrangement can be rehearsed in sectionals making preparation time short and very educationally effective!
SKU: AP.98-RWS230100
Shout For Joy is an iconic opening fanfare for your holiday celebration. This brilliant opening statement for concert band and choir has thrilled audiences for decades in Central Florida as part of a traditional concert program performed over 90 times each holiday season.
SKU: CL.RWS-2301-01
SKU: AP.48151
UPC: 038081554556. English.
A fun and festive concert opener, Fresh Winds by Jukka Viitasaari craftily showcases the entire band. Fanfares, flowing melodies, and tastefully orchestrated choirs of woodwinds and brass instruments are featured. Low voices and percussion flex their muscles in heavy metal moments inspired by the composer's rock-and-roll background. (3:25).
SKU: CL.012-3696-01
Soaring is a mode of flight in which height is gained slowly by using air that is moving upwards. Written for music educator’s Randy Heuvelman’s 30 years of service to the Woodland (Illinois) School District, Soaring paints a music portrait of dedication, compassion and intensity, all aspects of this educator’s tenure. A slower middle section alternating between choirs of woodwinds and brass paints a serene portrait with lush harmonies and soaring countermelodies. The extensive percussion scoring utilizes timbres that add and complement the completed musical setting. Soaring is truly one of David’s best works.
About Gems of the Concert Band
A series of transcriptions and other works in varying styles, representative of the programming of the Great American Classic Concert Band era of a century ago, as exemplified by John Phillip Sousa, Edwin Franko Goldman, Karl L. King, and Leonard B. Smith
SKU: AP.48151S
UPC: 038081554563. English.
SKU: XC.DCB2009
UPC: 812598033212. 9 x 12 inches.
Mercury Rising is an uplifting work for beginning band by Gene Milford. With plenty of opportunity for reinforcement of tutti playing, this work features many call-and-response between choirs in the ensemble.
SKU: CL.011-3457-00
A beautiful arrangement of one of the most memorable melodies of all time that makes a wonderful concert piece for any middle school band. Starts out quietly featuring the woodwind section (and optional choir or audience sing-a-long) and then the brass takes over and builds to a big full sound. Great piece to combine choir and band as the finale of your concert. A great message in a great song! Inspiring and impressive!
About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series
The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.
SKU: FJ.B1271S
English.
This reverent homage to America, the Beautiful features interesting harmonic language in a setting easily handled by younger groups. Alternating choirs of instruments provide multiple color changes, and percussion is used throughout for added sparkle. This moving patriotic tribute is a perfect selection for directors who have been looking for a sensitive treatment at an easy level.
About FJH Young Band
Appropriate for middle school and smaller high school groups. Second clarinets usually stay below the break. Parts are written with more independence, and instrumentation increases slightly. There is still adequate doubling in the lower voices. Grades 2 - 2.5
SKU: FJ.B1271
UPC: 674398218196. English.
SKU: FJ.B1108
UPC: 674398209330. English.
A moving chorale introduces this work that quickly explodes into a lively exchange between the different wind choirs and sectional voices. A good timpanist is required in the transition section that features the percussion and winds in a heated exchange. (5:20).
SKU: CY.CC2470
Johann Wanhal (Vanhal) was an important classical composer from Bohemian/Czech heritage (1739-1813). His main living was as an organist and choirmaster, however Wanhal's musical output as a composer includes over a dozen concerti, many symphonies, chamber music, operas and much sacred music including 58 masses. Wanhal is rumored to have played chamber music with Mozart, Haydn and Dittersdorf, with Wanhal on the cello. In the 1770's Wanhal met the contrabassist Johannes Matthias Sperger and wrote a double bass concerto for him. The Concerto is in the key of E-Flat (original key of D for the double bass) in three movements and has been expertly arranged for Tuba and classical wind ensemble by Ms. Janet Yarbrough of Duke University. This work will also be available soon with a piano reduction.
SKU: CL.012-4271-01
Carolina’s Majesty captures the grace and beauty and of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Opening with a dialogue between brass section fanfares and lyrical woodwind statements the piece quickly develops into a soaring melody first heard in the woodwinds and then passed through the brass section. The slower middle section weaves the flowing melodic material between all choirs of instruments and a unique fugue inspired by the opening melodies leads us to a majestic and energetic conclusion. With emphasis on melodic development throughout the composition, this powerful composition is an excellent choice for any concert or contest setting.
SKU: CL.012-3985-75
A beautiful and poignant lyrical work, this new composition by Robert W. Smith is a welcome addition to the concert band repertoire. Featuring small instrumental choirs and soloists throughout, Dreams includes a beautiful melody moving amid lush harmonies leading to a soaring full ensemble. All solos are cross-cued allowing the piece to be programmed by a wide variety of bands. Appropriate for concert and festival performance, Dreams will be a welcome addition to any program.
SKU: CL.012-3985-01
A beautiful and poignant lyrical work, this tender composition by Robert W. Smith is a welcome addition to the concert band repertoire. Featuring small instrumental choirs and soloists throughout, Dreams includes a beautiful melody moving amid lush harmonies leading to a soaring full ensemble. All solos are cross-cued allowing the piece to be programmed by a wide variety of bands. Appropriate for concert and festival performance, Dreams will be a welcome addition to any program.
SKU: HL.48024515
UPC: 888680900366. 9.0x12.0x0.145 inches.
The classic early American folk songs ′Cluck Old Hen′, ′Poor Wayfarin' Stranger′ and ′Sourwood Mountain′ are beautifully set for band and chorus in this appealing concert suite. Arranged with various performance options available, these songs may be performed individually as well as together in a suite format. In addition, these can be performed with band alone, chorus and piano alone, or with combined groups. Recorded by the Virginia Tech Choirs and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dwight Bigler – Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech, March 26, 2017.
SKU: XC.DCB2007FS
UPC: 812598033519. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: CL.011-4452-01
This exciting piece has all of David Shaffer’s signature trademarks for younger bands, including musical energy, flowing melodies and beautiful lush harmonies. Written in overture form, a powerful introduction is the prelude to the main theme, a whimsical melody, that is passed through several choirs of instruments. The lyrical middle section, a variation of the primary melody, allows for development of your musicians' expressive performance. Scored to make your band sound their best, this is a perfect selection for concert or festival use.
SKU: PE.EP72880
ISBN 9790577023144.
Fairfield Fanfare (expanded version) by Roxanna Panufnik is a 4-minute work for youth and mixed choirs, brass band and orchestra. Originally commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fairfield Halls, Croydon in 2012, the opening chords are based on all the alphabetic note names from FA-ir-F(#)-i-E-l-D, heralding a flourishing section of hustle and bustle that is the city of Croydon today. This expanded version includes brass band and choirs, with a setting of the text from Psalm 127.
The expanded version was commissioned by the London Mozart Players, who premiered the piece on 30 June 2016 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon.
This edition is the full score in C (EP 72880). It is available for sale as part of the Peters Contemporary Library. The performance material can be hired as well as a transposed full score, if preferred. This product is Printed on Demand and may take several weeks to fulfill. Please order from your favorite retailer.
SKU: CL.012-4142-01
The Russian hymn Salvation Is Created was composed by Peter Tchesnokov in 1912. Transcribed many times over the century, it has become a standard in the repertoire for choir, orchestra and band. Composer Robert W. Smith has used this timeless melody to create a new interpretive statement for the concert band. From the soft and delicate opening phrases to the contrasting full band response, the piece progresses through multiple variations and treatments. The final section of the work presents the hymn in a more standard setting leading to a powerful conclusion. Suitable for contest/festival performance as well as any concert program, this may become a standard in the repertoire. An excellent programming choice.
SKU: CL.012-3326-99
For band with optional choir, strings, narrator and audience sing-a-long. This glorious setting of two of America's favorite hymns, Amazing Grace and Battle Hymn of The Republic, is destined to be the work of choice when selecting that special number for your program's grand finale. Playable by band alone, this patriotic arrangement also offers the creative option of adding choir, strings, narrator, bagpiper and even a group sing-a-long. Musically appealing for bands of varied levels, this spectacular production number will offer grateful audiences, young and old alike, a wonderful opportunity to experience the ultimate in listening pleasure. A guaranteed winner!
About Heritage of the March
Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style
