Marimba Feature
This feature for marimba soloist(s) and Latin percussion ensemble gives several players the opportunity to shine - from offering the solo part to as many players as you like to opening the Latin percussion parts up to improvised solos.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jeffrey Nearpass
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percussion Section Feature
Using a large percussion ensemble as its "soloist", the Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble is a heavy hitter for 9 percussionists. Cast in several sections, this work usually pits the soloists against the ensemble. An opening…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fast & furious, Bruce Yurko's Intrada for Wind Ensemble is full of excitement with a range of moods and colors. The demented ostinato in the low woodwinds and low brass help keep the piece driving from beginning to end.Program NotesFast & furious,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dedicated to James Croft and commissioned by the Vernon Township High School Wind Ensemble (Donald Magee, conductor), Bruce Yurko's Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble is a spirited work that features fast and furious interchanges between the bombastic percussion…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Yurko
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This piece begins with a soothing and reflective rolled section that first introduces the main theme in the upper voice. Throughout the piece you can hear this main theme transformed through rhythmic development and variation. It builds to a climax with a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Nicholas Chernich
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications