Best Wishes is an intermediate-level piece for five-octave marimba that utilizes the entire range of the instrument.Commissioned to be a "thank you" piece, the work conveys a joyous spirit while still posing a moderate technical challenge to the player.
Grade…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Doug Perry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on a poem by an 8th grade student titled "Everything is Variant," Jubilant Overture is filled with sparkling colors and vivid images of all four seasons.Program NotesJubilant Overture was commissioned by the H.B. Whitehorne Middle School Gold Band,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Kalos Eidos is a delightfully programmatic work, meant to musically portray the characteristics of a Kaleidoscope. Carol envisions colors and patterns, masterfully representing them for the modern concert band. Clever passages weave around the ensemble giving…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carol Brittin Chambers
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Ageless in its beauty and emotionally powerful, this aria is one of the world's best-loved and well-known works of its kind. Turrin's arrangement of Nessun Dorma skillfully presents all the traits that have made this a true classic. From the delicate opening…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joseph Turrin, Puccini
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Using popular Scottish folk songs such as Scots Wha Have, Comin’ Thro the Rye, Clean Pease Strae (Straw), and the very recognizable Scotland the Brave, Composer Carol Brittin Chambers has crafted a wonderfully musical piece for concert band. Musicians and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carol Brittin Chambers
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Beautifully written and a great piece for expressive playing, Carol Brittin Chambers’ Where the Waters Meet takes this wonderful folk tune and gives it new life.
This free download includes two click track recordings, one with a click over the live recording…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Carol Brittin Chambers
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Zarabanda is in several sections with a Latin style rhythm that occasionally gets interrupted by accented outbursts from the ensemble. As the piece develops and moves from section to section, new rhythmic and melodic ideas are introduced. The piece culminates…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joseph Turrin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications