One of Sousa's best known marches is available for younger bands thanks to the careful work of arranger Eric Osterling.

When the Second World War began the British March King Kenneth J. Alford (pseudonym for Major F. J. Ricketts R.M.) was increasingly in bad health and had composed relatively little music recently. As Hitler's armies marched victoriously across Europe Britain was soon alone facing the Nazi peril. Alford's great contribution to the war effort was the composition of two of his great masterpieces ARMY OF THE NILE celebrating the first Allied victories over the Germans in North Africa and EAGLE SQUADRON. The latter of these marches celebrates American airmen who travelled to England during the early years of the war (before the entry of the United States into the conflict) tovolunteer for service with the Royal Air Force serving with great distinction during the Battle of Britain. Alford skillfully weaves a number of well-known tunes into the fabric of the music including the Royal Air Force March and The Star-Spangled Banner while also including a reference to the Siegfried motive from Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung. Mark Rogers' edition of this classic march includes a handsome full score and concert size set of parts.

This wonderful song by Neil Sedaka has been transformed into a magnificent solo for the trumpet by Georges Moreau. The piece can also be played by the alto or soprano sax.The attractive melody and the soft accompaniment, which has been orchestrated with the necessary transparency and doubling, allows your soloist to concentrate on the sound and musicality.

This immensely popular march completed in Belgium near the end of World War II is a lyrically upbeat European walking march. Newly researched by Col. John R. Bourgeois former conductor of the U.S. Marine Band this editioncontains several strains omitted from a previous edition. Delightful! Dur: 4:15

Kitty Hawk-Formerly published as Kitty Hawk this energetic contemporary concert march was commissioned by the American Bandmasters Association. For mature groups this represents an important addition to the march repertoire with itsfresh-sounding harmonic structure and creative twists and turns.

The march was written for and dedicated to the music trade publication of the same name. This arrangement retains all of the integral parts but with the technical difficulties removed. The built-in recognition factor is an added plus. A great opener or encore. (:51)

Eric Coates' musical genius is celebrated in this new arrangement from Douglas E. Wagner. From the film of the same name, The Dam Busters was an instant classic and was named after a string of successful bombings on the Ruhr River which brought World War II to a more rapid end. This new arrangement of the classic march celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the composition. (3:51)