Originally written for organ, Emma Lou Diemer's thoughtful and expressive Aria adapts perfectly for 4-part flex band. Whether performing with 4 players or a full wind ensemble, the long, cantabile melodic lines give opportunity for rubato.Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Emma Lou Diemer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the night sky in the composer’s home state of Michigan, At Evening’s First Star takes listeners on a journey starting with a single star on the horizon and ending with a sky full of shimmering lights. This is a wonderful follow-up to Gillingham's…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With skillful craftsmanship, David Gillingham offers you an opportunity to program a work that captures the serenity and beauty of daybreak. From the opening thin layers of sound, a broad, sweeping feel emerges, sprinkled with active lines depicting nature…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally for string orchestra, The Bicycle is a fun and energetic piece using staccato technique in the winds and a triangle and ratchet to imitate the sounds of your favorite bicycle. Keep your audience smiling with this lively work by Ryan Ross.Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Ryan Ross
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cool Beans" juxtaposes the composer’s love of jazz and Hispanic music. With driving rhythms and vivid colors, this selection is sure to excite the audience while providing the students with music of merit.Program NotesCool Beans was commissioned by the Bussey…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christopher Tucker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Court Jester March is a quirky, lively march sparking sixteenth notes, silly syncopation in the brass, and plenty of rhythmic ringing. Students and audiences alike can easily imagine the Court Jester dancing around, putting on the show!Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Karen K. Robertson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cradle Moon is a setting of a lullaby tune that has been passed down through at least five generations of the composer’s family. As few as five players and as many as you can muster will take the audience on a journey through serene melody, lush harmony, and…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Carl Holmquist
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This playful work represents the ease with with which we can be taken back to our childhood, celebrating the boisterous movement experienced when one Dances on Trampolines! Enjoy the reckless abandon and fun-filled ups and downs as you dance on your…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Leslie Gilreath
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Goin’ for the Gold is an adventurer’s march, relentless, happy and upbeat with a strong, memorable melody leading the way. After all, someone might strike it rich!Program NotesGoin’ for the Gold is an adventurer’s march. Although the title might make one…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Greatest of These is a warm, beautiful work that features Gillingham's colorful scoring. It is a work that embodies love, pure and true.Program NotesThe Greatest of These was commissioned by the Byron Center Band Program in Byron Center, Michigan, in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications