Reflecting significant events of the beginning of the 21st century, New Millennium, Different World, New Beginnings is a tour de force. The 1st movement celebrates the turn of the century, the 2nd movement mourns the September 11, 2001 tragedy, and the 3rd…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A thought provoking work that attempts to express the various meanings represented by the title. The composer states that the piece is not meant to be programmatic, that through the sounds, melody and musical impressions provided in each segment the listener…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Using elements of the Westminster Chimes, Carol of the Bells, and Beethoven's ever-recognizable Joyful, Joyful, Roger Cichy's Ring the Bells in Jubilation is a masterful work which joyfully announces the Christmas season.Program NotesEvery form of artistic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Flute Feature
A multi-movement work which shows off the many dimensions or “silhouettes” of the flute. From tender ballads to high trills and chromatic passages to a lively jazz movement, it is all here.Program NotesCommissioned by the Luther College Concert…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Set in four contrasting movements based on melodic ideas from the composer's daughter Sounds, Sketches & Ideas begins with a lyric ballad, then presents a very regal movement. The third movement has a jazz basis while the finale is a comic movement…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
We Walked with Heads Held High is a narrated work emphasizing one aspect of the American Civil Rights movement, the struggle for equality in public education. The piece is a tribute in honor of all African Americans who fought for equality in one of America’s…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wings Across America unfolds as a dramatic musical narrative of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (WASPs). Following a celebratory fanfare, the work dramatically turns to America at war, occasionally weaving "The Air Force Song" into the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written in honor of the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, Cichy's Wisconsin Soundscapes opens with a stately trumpet fanfare, then moves into a Copland-esque folk song romp tinged with toe-tapping rhythms and hummable melodies.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Cichy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications