Broad melodic figures punctuated by rhythmic accents in the woodwinds and percussion help Amber Terrace Dreams celebrate the drive to fulfill students' hopes and dreams and is dedicated to the teachers who help make those dreams a reality.Program NotesAmber…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christopher Tucker
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
Shadows • Night Song • Break
Dusk is a three-movement work for solo marimba depicting that darkening time of the day. The first movement, Shadows, is meant to be very expressive and ethereal, making use of all the timbres available on the marimba. The second…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Thomas Woodring
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, The Headache Miniatures is a collection of five percussion sextets, each written by a different Texas composer.Program NotesWritten for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, The…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Ward, Petrinowitsch, Dave Hall, Christopher Tucker, Dooley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Short and compact, Sinfonia Caroliniana is structured in three movements, fast-slow-fast, as were the early 18th-century Italian opera overtures called “sinfonias.” Like them, this piece is tonally centered (E-flat - C - E-flat) but uses current harmonic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Walter S. Hartley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications