SKU: AP.51055S

ISBN 9781470668150. UPC: 038081587035. English.

A musical celebration of the human spirit, Radiant Joy is uplifting from the very first note. Brian Balmages includes subtle elements of fiddle music throughout as the work develops, moving through various styles with several twists and turns along the way. Inspiring! (3:50).

SKU: AP.49523S

ISBN 9781470649395. UPC: 038081570174. English.

Life Eternal by Rossano Galante will captivate your students and audience with its sweeping melodies and beautiful harmonies. Become immersed in an emotional journey of remembrance and reflection with this stunning work. (5:46).

SKU: AP.98-RWS238100

ISBN 9781470692797. UPC: 038081608648. English.

This fresh and exciting new medley of traditional Christmas melodies will be an instant classic with professional orchestras as well as a fun and engaging educational challenge to the experienced high school group. Featuring the classic melodies Deck the Halls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Niño Lindo, The Snow Lay on the Ground, The Apple Wassail, In the Bleak Midwinter, and I Saw Three Ships, Bells of the Winter Range warms the hearts of holiday concert goers both young and old. Ideal for a holiday concert opener.

Original Item#: RWS-2381-00.

SKU: HL.44010589

UPC: 884088495206. 9x12 inches.

Framed through variation around the great old shape-note melody “When I can read my title clear,” James Curnow's significant new composition, Land of Tomorow, is a wonderful expression of the composer's art. While traversing countless moods, the flow and continuity never falter, and the interest never fades. The band that plays at this level can only gain skill and knowledge through meticulous preparation of this enthralling composition. Every player can take deep satisfaction from a solid performance of this masterpiece. Powerful!

SKU: BT.DHP-0950662-140

9x12 inches.

Het werk opent met een feestelijke inleiding die wordt gevolgd door een snel en ritmisch gedeelte in 4/4 maat, die echter grotendeels als een driedelige 8/8 maat klinkt. Een cadens luidt een contrasterend langzaam deel in, dat viaeen lang crescendo uitkomt op een herhaling van het ritmische begindeel. De afsluiting van deze ouverture wordt gevormd door de Procession to a New Age In deze processie naar een nieuw tijdperk duikt een compleet nieuw themaop. Daarnaast wordt gebruik gemaakt van thematisch materiaal uit de inleiding. Ook verschijnt hier nogmaals het hoofdthema uit het snelle deel als tegenstem van het zogenaamde processiethema.

Ein neues Zeitalter bricht an - eröffnet von festlichen Blechbläserfanfaren. Was wird die Zukunft bringen? In seinem Werk Overture to a New Age drückt Jan de Haan einerseits Vorfreude, andererseits aber auch das Bewusstsein, dass nicht alles so rosig ist, wie es manchmal scheint, aus. Letztendlich setzen sich jedoch Zuversicht und Hoffnung durch, von Jan de Haan in einer strahlenden Coda widergegeben. Das neue Zeitalter kann beginnen!

Overture to a New Age (“Ouverture d’une nouvelle ère”) débute avec une introduction solennelle suivie d’un canevas vif et rythmé. L’intervention de la clarinette solo marque le début d’un passage expressif et riche en contrastes. Un long crescendo précède le retour du motif initial. L’œuvre se termine sur une trame processionnelle dont la ligne mélodique annonce l’ouverture d’une ère nouvelle. Le thème du passage vif est alors réexposé et chemine en superposition celui de la trame processionnelle. La coda grandiose illumine cette brillante ouverture.

SKU: CL.017-0019-00

SKU: MH.1-59913-064-5

ISBN 9781599130644.

I wrote Galloping Ghosts (A Ragtime March) to conclude a concert of my chamber music in New York City on October 28, 1986. It is the final part of a work called Rags for Divers Players. This work was written to show the variety possible within the standard rag form. I used all the players available for the finale -- two violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. Since this is a rather unusual instrumental combination and not easy to reassemble, I decided to rescore the work for concert band. Galloping Ghosts is written in a standard march form but incorporates many of the syncopations found in ragtime. The uniquely American music called ragtime traces its history to African rhythms brought over by slaves. Over the years this music became welded to European musical forms such as the quadrille and the march. Drums and banjos and the minstrel tradition lent a special flavor, and from all these elements ragtime slowly evolved within the largely unknown black subculture of the late 19th century. In the late 1890's it emerged as a fully developed form in the classic piano solos of Scott Joplin (1869-1917). Joplin's 1899 hit, Maple Leaf Rag, was an overnight sensation and brought ragtime worldwide fame. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute 1 and 2, 2 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass and Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon 1 and 2, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Cornet 1, 3 Bb Cornet 2, 3 Bb Cornet 3, 2 Horn 1 and 2 in F, 2 Horn 3 and 4 in F, 4 Trombone 1 and 2, 4 Bass Trombone, 2 Baritone (B.C.), 2 Baritone (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Xylophone, 3 Percussion 1, 3 Percussion 2.

SKU: FP.FBS03

ISBN 9790570500192.

Sarah Baker is Vocal Composer in Residence at Education Music Services, an ABRSM examiner and a well known composer of songs and musicals for primary schools and massed-choral events.

All this experience has come together in the creation of this album of piano pieces, inspired by growing up in the Chiltern Hills. Suitable for players of around grade 4-5 standard, her evocative sound pieces describe a crash-landing hot air balloon, garden invading cows and a even a snake in a pond!

Air Balloon!: One vivid memory I have as a child is of the day that a hot air balloon passed over our house and made an emergency landing on the road in front! The sound of the gas being blown into the balloon to try to keep it high enough to pass the house sounded so loud and intimidating, and then there was the bustle of the neighbours as we all went out into the street to watch. It was both terrifying and exhilarating to watch the balloon float past and then land so near by.

Buzzards Circling: There is something so calming and restful about watching birds of prey circling in the thermal currents of a summer sky. Growing up in the Chilterns gave me plenty of opportunity to watch buzzards and red kites. This piano solo captures the beauty of their flight as they glide so effortlessly through the air.

There’s A Cow In The Garden Eating The Flowers: Inspired by the memory of seeing an unexpected cow in the garden! This surreal image is captured in a quirky waltz, as I portray both the absurdity of the moment and the sense of wonder I felt as a child, looking out of the window and seeing the cow walking round and eating the flowers. The final phrase articulates my longing: ‘I wish it would come again’.

Watching The World Go By: A short, reflective piece, remembering what it was like to have time to just sit and watch the world go by from my bedroom window.

Autumn Skies: A miniature about the beauty of Autumn skies and the poignant sense of loss for a summer gone. Friends I was fortunate to have several children of my own age living close by. We seemed to be forever making dens, playing out in the street and generally enjoying each other’s company. This piece reflects that sense of well-being.

Snake In The Pond: One hot summer I was astonished and scared to see a grass snake cooling off in our garden pond! I watched, both horrified and fascinated, as it rose up from the depths and then disappeared again. Here I portray the sense of the hazy summer afternoon as I peacefully watched the tiny movements of fish in the pond, contrasted with the fear and excitement of seeing the snake appear.

Morning Commute: I recollect many mornings stuck in traffic as my Dad took me to school on his way to work. There is one main road out of the village where I grew up, and that got more and more congested the closer we got to the town. We may not have chatted a lot, but it was always good to be together with my Dad, lost in our own thoughts.

The Witch’s Cottage: My siblings and I had a fascination with a small cottage nearby. It was set back from the road in a dark part of the woods and we called it 'the witch's cottage’. Every time we passed, I imagined I heard the distant cackle of the witch and wished I could catch a glimpse of her.

These pieces are written to complement my other collection, Night Time Impressions, which also draw on childhood recollections, particularly of the woods behind the house where I grew up. - Sarah Baker 2023.

SKU: WN.OR004B

ISBN ISMN 9790570743766.

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. This new version for flute choir was written for The Woodbridge Flute Choir, Virginia, USA, in 2024. The piece takes some of its ideas from musical elements already connected to the story, from the signalling bugle calls that might have been used in battle, to hints of one of the March tunes that the band still use today.
794,628 lives were lost in the Battle of the Somme, a chilling statistic. These numbers are also woven into the music, colouring the choices of intervals, harmonies and chords, and building the central themes, including the slow march to the trenches, where the uncomfortable juxtaposition of 7ths and 9ths is used as a motif over the solo flute theme before the screeching whistle signal to go over the top.
One of the musical elements central to the piece is the bugle call for Assemble which is used as an enthusiastic call in the opening, then to give unity to the chilling fear of the trenches on the eve of the battle, and finally to lead into the Commemoration of the final section, as those in the Cathedral 100 years later became part of the story as they assembled to commemorate the huge sacrifice made.

SKU: KJ.WB543

UPC: 084027053461.

Dwayne Milburn has expertly set Béla Bartókâ??s complete Romanian Folk Dances for the modern wind band. It features solos for piccolo, flute, soprano sax (alternate alto sax part provided), and trumpet, plenty of soli passages for various sections and rousing tutti climaxes. This suite is perfect for festival and concert performances.

SKU: KJ.JB117

UPC: 084027053508.

Composer Jack Stampâ??s memorable melodies float over an infectious Latin groove seasoned with maracas, bongos, claves, guiro and more from the large percussion section. Wellbalanced among the band, this dance is perfect for festival and concert performances.