Dense harmonies, changing meters, and lyrical melodies fill this fast wind ensemble composition. Treat your ensemble to this exceptional new work. You won't be disappointed!Program NotesAblaze is a reworking of a piano solo I composed for my senior…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Put on your sea legs for this exhilarating nautical adventure. Setting out on the waves of the clarinets, the flute calls to the sunrise as the chimes mark the beginning of your voyage. The brass lead the 6/8 sailing song on the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The three movements: Dawn, Mist and Thunder are all intrinsic to the Cape Breton environment. The Mist is derived from a melody for solo fiddle called "Arisaig Mist" by Wilfred Gillis, a Canadian composer. That haunting melody was the starting point for the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The sounds of the cosmos will resonate through every measure of this work for concert band through its soaring melodies, wavering tonalities, and sweeping rhythms. Opportunities for soloists are plentiful and are great for working independent performance.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
An Everlasting Legacy is an emotionally charged piece, dedicated to the passing of a beloved family member. Both performers and audiences can expect to experience moments of tranquility, tension, peacefulness, and discord, all moving toward an uplifting…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Huron Passage is part of a larger work by McMichael titled "Great Lakes Voyage." She has cleverly woven together four Great Lakes folk tunes including The Huron Carol Hoot Owl Song, What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor? and Once More…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Using the folk songs "New Rigged Ship" and "Jefferson & Liberty," the exciting story of the Lewis and Clark expedition launches a musical journey of discovery and exploration.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: Standard Duration: 2:15…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to celebrate a group of extraordinary high school seniors who had studied continuously with the same band director from sixth through twelfth grade. Like so many pieces of art, this piece was meant to receive its world premiere in the spring of 2020,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
from 'Great Lakes Voyage'
Commonly known as "The Erie Canal", Low Bridge, Everybody Down is the 2nd movement of Catherine McMichael's larger work, Great Lakes Voyage. This setting of the popular folk song is a laid-back toe-tapper set in 12/8.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Give your students the opportunity to become confident with playing lyrical long tones in this majestic piece scored for the youngest of bands. Using only the first six notes of the B-flat major scale, Majesty empowers budding musicians and enchants audiences…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications