The melodic 5-note title phrase of the classic hymn Blessed Assurance provides the starting point for Robert Thurston’s exuberantly creative riff on a beloved American religious tune. Thurston imbues the rhythms, harmonies, and textures of Assurance with a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Robert Thurston uses the U.S. Navy Hymn, Eternal Father, Strong to Save, as a starting point for his expansive Atlantic Rhapsody, using the tune’s melodic motifs to create moods ranging from reflective and prayerful to buoyant and adventurous. With his usual…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
The Gift of “Little G” was written for trombonist Jonathan Whitaker. The work is a musical showcase of virtuoso technique and lyrical styles capable on the trombone. The music utilizes Bach’s famous Little Fugue in G Minor (BMV 578) to explore a wide range of…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David Wilborn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to reinforce light dynamics and delicate articulations, composer Robert Thurston has created a great piece that has all the quirky and masterful writing we have come to expect. Fugues, harmonic intrigue, and drama fill this sneaky new work for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
for Tenor Trombone and Piano
Jett Stream Blue is a light trombone feature that captures the thrill of driving a sports car painted in an attractive metallic shade of blue, known as Jetstream blue. The music opens in a bebop style that captures driving scenes…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David Wilborn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sea Chanteys is a fun yet soulful, sophisticated yet accessible, two-movement work for wind band. Presenting extreme contrasts of orchestration, texture and color, this romantic tone poem evokes existential moments at sea, offering a wide variety of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bill Hoehne
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Skybreak is music that provokes personal introspection. Many moments of call and response appear which is sometimes followed by both instruments coming together in agreement, resulting in personal comfort and fulfillment.Program NotesSkybreak is music that…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
David Wilborn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Robert Thurston’s Tower of Inspiration has something of interest for every young performer in your ensemble. A stately fanfare sets up a noble ceremonial march theme, and softer interludes provide dynamic and textural contrast. Throughout, the players will…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Thurston
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing