This set of short pieces begins in a contemporary (although tonal) harmonic language and gradually carries the listener “back in time” to a more romantic tonality. The five “photographs” hint at a possible story connecting the different images, but these…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Christine Donkin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Bands at all levels will want to consider programming this expressive work. A Basque Lullaby's flowing melody is first presented by woodwinds in the opening with brass and percussion gradually blending into the tonal fabric. Wonderfully lyric with a memorable…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally composed for choir, this gorgeous, heart-wrenching work features lush harmonies, memorable & lyrical melodies, and requires a great amount of sensitivity & finesse.Program NotesProgram note from the original choral piece:In early October…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This theme and variations on the hymn tune 'Grafenburg' takes the listener on a journey through many styles and moods, including a vigorous barn dance, a dreamy lullaby, a blustering sea chanty and triumphant fanfares. Well-known for his choral works, Forrest…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dan Forrest's lush and majestic setting of the ever-popular "America" will take your breath away. Originally arranged for choir and wind ensemble for the United States Air Force Academy Band, this arrangement is infused with color and vibrancy, fully…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the first sentences of Walt Whitman's poem "Song of the Open Road," where he describes the many choices you can make in your live, the different ways you can take, but at the end you come at the final place you should be. The Path Before Me is an…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Walter Mertens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally composed as a choral prayer for peace and wholeness during the events of 2020, Shalom alternates between sections of very simply melody floating over gentle accompaniment with polyphonic refrains featuring whispers of the word "peace. No matter how…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The first movement of Sonata for Trombone & Piano contrasts an angular, aggressive theme with a more lyrical theme. The second movement presents a long-breathed lyrical melody that unfolds farther and farther with each repetition. The third movement is a…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Sonata for Violin & Piano opens with a brooding theme in the first movement, moves on to an aggressively energetic scherzo in the second movement, a romanze with long lyrical lines, and closes with a relentless, furious tarantella.Program…
Style:
String
Composer:
Dan Forrest
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Song of the Open Road is a colorful three-section work for solo vibraphone and orchestra inspired by Walt Whitman’s poem of the same title. Equally lyrical and virtuosic, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the talents of a percussion soloist with…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Walter Mertens
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications