One of most hauntingly beautiful folk songs is given a fresh new modern treatment by composer Jason K. Nitsch. Jason keeps the mysterious integrity of the song, while adding colorful timbres and textures in winds and percussion, along with creative harmonic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Step into an adventure on the high seas as you encounter a band of pirates who are intent on capturing your ship and plundering all of your possessions! This navel odyssey is filled with adventure, intrigue, and fun as you battle your way through a gauntlet…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Before I Go to Sleep is a sensitive and musically expressive piece from composer Jason K. Nitsch. This piece has already received its premiere at the prestigious Midwest Clinic. Beautiful arching melodies and rich harmonic movements are sure to pull at the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Take a frightful ride with Jason K. Nitsch’s Coffin Races! Perfect for Halloween concerts, this new work makes use of sound effects and color from within the concert band. Similar in style to a Danse Macabre, students and audiences alike will have a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
This hauntingly beautiful folk tune has all of the drama that you’d want out of a lyrical ballad. Jason’s fresh harmonic palette works perfectly with this melody and provides ample opportunities to work on expressiveness and sensitivity while also stretching…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Have you ever had “one of those days?” You’re about to! Step into a race against time as you attempt to escape with your life intact! The irony? It’s all your fault! After accidentally setting the building’s self-destruct sequence, you hurriedly search for an…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jason K. Nitsch
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Long known for his compositions for advanced ensembles composer Steve Wiest has turned his creative genius an to an easier level to come up with music that is hip but is accessible to younger bands. Students and audiences will love the programmatic nature of…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Steve Wiest
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
Written to showcase the talents of percussionist Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Swamp Bog is a virtuosic work for solo vibraphone that explores open-voiced dissonant intervals and draws inspiration from Frank Zappa and Gordon Stout.Program NotesI met Ujjal…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Known for his works for advanced bands, composer Steve Wiest turns his creative talents to an easier level for the third chart in his smart phone series. We Need to Talk defines tight harmonic scoring in a Funk tune and this one will reach out and grab you.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Steve Wiest
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing